Kris naga

Jean · 23rd June 2021, 04:54 PM

Thank you Alan and sorry for the late reply, we were travelling in France after this so looooong interruption due to the Covid pandemic...
Having the kris in my hands and in spite of the odd hilt, I tend to believe that it has some age, definitely not a kamardikan kris and I would estimate at least 100 years old. As to the provenance, I have no clue except that it does not look to be from Central Java. I had Banjarmasin in mind originally because of the cast brass hilt but this is not a sufficient indicator.
My Solonese friend seems to be convinced that it originates from (South?) Sumatra and is contemporary with the Javanese Mataram period?
I find it a very interesting naga kris anyway.
Regards

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23rd June 2021, 04:54 PM	#13
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Thank you Alan and sorry for the late reply, we were travelling in France after this so looooong interruption due to the Covid pandemic... Having the kris in my hands and in spite of the odd hilt, I tend to believe that it has some age, definitely not a kamardikan kris and I would estimate at least 100 years old. As to the provenance, I have no clue except that it does not look to be from Central Java. I had Banjarmasin in mind originally because of the cast brass hilt but this is not a sufficient indicator. My Solonese friend seems to be convinced that it originates from (South?) Sumatra and is contemporary with the Javanese Mataram period? I find it a very interesting naga kris anyway. Regards