The other Palembang flee market keris

[David]

Originally Posted by jagabuwana

I wasn't asked, so please excuse me for butting in, Alan. But I am interested and it's been awhile since your question has gotten a response.

Would this keris permit a Banten classification?

I can see some similarities, but not nearly enough to make that a viable guess for me.
Sorry i didn't respond to the question earlier, but i somehow missed it. I have never considered tangguh my strong suit. I am often much better at noticing why a particular blade could NOT be something rather than proclaiming what i believe it actually IS. I see some similar ricikan that we might see on Banten keris, but not the level of execution i would expect. The blumbangen seems a bit too square and small (more like Mataram) here and i would expect to see greneng and perhaps even jenggot on keris Banten. We don't have a good overall shot, but from what i can see the luk seem too shallow for the usual Banten blade. And if i recall, don't most Banten keris have something more a kin to a Bali finish? In fact i liken Keris Banten somewhat to the look Bali keris.
Not sure i know what answer Alan was looking for, but i might have suggested Palembang regardless of dress is pushed to make a call.