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Hi
I got this indonesian (?) piece. I like to know a translation of the silver inscription please. Thanks a lot. Best Thomas |
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Almost looks Balinese in form, so yes I think Indonesian would be a good guess.
Hope someone can help with the translation. There is a probability that it is in Jawi, which would mean that although it is in Arabic script, it wouldn't be Arabic. Another thought, could it be a repurposed Balinese piece? |
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Hi Thomas,
I think you have a betel knife that may be from Indonesia but could also be Malaysian or Thai. I am interested to hear what the inscription says. |
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Heard from a different source, that it is from bali. The inscriptions means ( what I have expected ) more or less „allah is great“ in some more words.
Best Thomas |
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That's pretty much it. One one side is written, Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim (Blessing of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.)
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the inscription is Islamic but the main relegion of Bali is Hinduism, not sure if that is contradictive or regular practice. Anyhow a nice piece!
Kind regards,Eric. |
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It's for sure not Balinese, the form is wrong and "Allah is great" make no sense on an island with mainly Hindu population. I guess Malaysia or Southern Thailand as origin. Regards, Detlef |
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its a good question normally id say pattani . just because of the angled pommel which is common on knives in that area aswel as kedah and yala and. the shape is like knives and tools from lombok and bali though.. but the pommels nearly always are more cone like.. id say southern thailand malay
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