Opinions: large Kris w/ intricate inlay

[Ian]

Here is a cropped and enlarged picture of one posted above by Gustav. It is a very nice blade and seems in good condition. In looking closely at the gangya, I can see three horizontal grooves engraved on the gandik side of the gangya: two are adjacent to the cocor and one is just above the lower lip of the lambe gaja. If a line of separation is present, it would run between the two lips of the lambe gaja. There is a wide opening and groove there, but like the other grooves on the gangya, it only runs to the unusual baca baca, None of these grooves, or any other line, is visible on the greneng side of the baca baca. Even on the most closely fitted examples, there is usually a faint separation line to be seen. Again, we need to have an X-ray to know for sure, but this looks likes another example that does not have a separate gangya.
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