Kris naga

A. G. Maisey · 13th June 2021, 10:28 PM

Jean, there are too many contradictions in this keris for me to give a supportable opinion.

The hilt definitely has nothing at all to do with keris. It just does not belong.

The cloth & resin to attach to the tang sounds to me as if the hilt is full of jabung, which would be expected & normal, and the cloth was used to give the pressure fit.

Stylistically I cannot place it. The trifolate inclusions in the greneng are not something that is at all usual in any recognised classification. The traces of working method that can be seen in the blade are not indicative of any great age. The overall impression for me is East Jawa, but I'm not going to give this as any sort of classification opinion. If I were able to handle it and feel the surface and the perceived weight (tanting), I might be able to give a supportable opinion, from a photograph I cannot.

Here is my unsupportable guess:- less than 100 years old, East Jawa.

Oh yeah, one other thing, from the side view, the sirah cecak looks short and rounded, if that is so it I'd like to move my guess either onto the North Coast or even back to Jogja.

All guesses.

13th June 2021, 10:28 PM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	Jean, there are too many contradictions in this keris for me to give a supportable opinion. The hilt definitely has nothing at all to do with keris. It just does not belong. The cloth & resin to attach to the tang sounds to me as if the hilt is full of jabung, which would be expected & normal, and the cloth was used to give the pressure fit. Stylistically I cannot place it. The trifolate inclusions in the greneng are not something that is at all usual in any recognised classification. The traces of working method that can be seen in the blade are not indicative of any great age. The overall impression for me is East Jawa, but I'm not going to give this as any sort of classification opinion. If I were able to handle it and feel the surface and the perceived weight (tanting), I might be able to give a supportable opinion, from a photograph I cannot. Here is my unsupportable guess:- less than 100 years old, East Jawa. Oh yeah, one other thing, from the side view, the sirah cecak looks short and rounded, if that is so it I'd like to move my guess either onto the North Coast or even back to Jogja. All guesses.