Keris Identification please

ASPaulding · 17th October 2023, 03:30 AM

I have spent the last few months trying to study the keris. I feel that I have made some decent progress but this one has stumped me. It looks very old to me. The mendak looks aged as well. The ganja may have been gold plated at one point. I know there is ways to make it look older then it is. The main thing is the pamor has got me stumped. There is a character in the design. I didnt even notice till I started taking pictures. I have not been able to find another example like it. It reminds me of Bambang Sumantri. I am sure there is another design on the other side but I can not make it out. Is this an artificially aged piece or just a old keris that is a victim of a few to many citrus baths? Please any assistance with age and region would be appreciated. Thanks

17th October 2023, 03:30 AM	#1
ASPaulding Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 83	Keris Identification please I have spent the last few months trying to study the keris. I feel that I have made some decent progress but this one has stumped me. It looks very old to me. The mendak looks aged as well. The ganja may have been gold plated at one point. I know there is ways to make it look older then it is. The main thing is the pamor has got me stumped. There is a character in the design. I didnt even notice till I started taking pictures. I have not been able to find another example like it. It reminds me of Bambang Sumantri. I am sure there is another design on the other side but I can not make it out. Is this an artificially aged piece or just a old keris that is a victim of a few to many citrus baths? Please any assistance with age and region would be appreciated. Thanks Attached Images