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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 306070, member: 2844&quot;]Wonderful, thanks for your insight.</p><p>I was thinking it could be older than 18th, but wasn&#039;t sure. If it were European it would be 17th century, but I have no idea what the Indian climate does to wood. You have more experience with that. </p><p>I don&#039;t know the kind of wood, it is extremely hard.</p><p>I didn&#039;t pay much, bought it because I am researching the role the figure of Kartikeya plays in keris symbolism, for a book I am writing. I always like to have something related to the subject around for inspiration. I knew he would be worth much more than I paid for him, otherwise I wouldn&#039;t have bought him, I&#039;m Dutch.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I love the little guy. He now has pride of place in front of a keris stand holding our royal house protector keris.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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