Indonesian ? nice / raw Sword

[kai]

Hello Franc,

Thanks for the additional pics!

How thoroughly did you clean the calyx? Please check whether the dark recesses of the motifs hold remnants of enamel or plain dirt...

Originally Posted by francantolin

and one of the scabbard as you mentioned Kai,
with interesting inscriptions, the shape for an islamic sourate but no text/ sentences...
talismanic ?

That's the widely held default assumption.

Nothing on the backside?

Regards,
Kai