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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 313506, member: 2844&quot;]Thank you for your insights, Benhard.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing the seller knew about the history was that the former owners found it in Java in the 1930s. I don&#039;t know if &#039;found&#039; means bought or excavated. The latter seems to be unlikely, I don&#039;t see any evidence that it was ever in soil. It looks like he was handled and loved over a very long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Javanese culture, especially &#039;high&#039; culture, is strongly influenced by Indian culture.</p><p>This Kartikeya is wearing a prince&#039;s crown, this type was worn in parts of India and in parts of Indonesia, including Java.</p><p>It looks to me like he is wearing a dhoti, an Indian garment. It is a piece of textile, wrapped around the lower body, the end of which is pulled up between the legs and fastened at the back.</p><p>The slanted lines on his legs are like the folds of a dhoti.</p><p>Javanese sculptures of deities from the Hindu era are depicted wearing clothing of the Javanese nobility.</p><p>Dhotis were not worn by Javanese nobles, they would wear either a long kain (sarong), or a dodod, a very big piece of textile of about 4x6 metres, intricately folded, and gathered in a bustle at the back. Sometimes the dodod was worn over a kain or trousers.</p><p>It was mainly the clothing that led me to believe the little guy was of Indian origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will be keeping him for now, I love him, and it helps having him around for inspiration for my book.</p><p>I haven&#039;t had a valuation done, but thinking of sending some photos to a museum or auction house. Does anyone have any idea who best to send them to?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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