Arabic translation assistance on Sumatran keris

kai · 21st October 2011, 08:31 AM

Hello Rick,

That's an interesting one. This looks more like a northern Malay keris to me - a few more pics may help.

Despite the uncommon pamor motif (for keris Melayu), the blade doesn't appear to be of high quality - tough to estimate an age. The silverwork doesn't look like early 19th c. quality to me though.

Maybe the number is based on numerology rather than specifying a year. Also commemoration dates can be found on keris.

Regards,
Kai

21st October 2011, 08:31 AM	#4
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Rick, That's an interesting one. This looks more like a northern Malay keris to me - a few more pics may help. Despite the uncommon pamor motif (for keris Melayu), the blade doesn't appear to be of high quality - tough to estimate an age. The silverwork doesn't look like early 19th c. quality to me though. Maybe the number is based on numerology rather than specifying a year. Also commemoration dates can be found on keris. Regards, Kai