Keris from Jogjakarta

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

David, these stones are yakut.

Yakut is rose-cut rock crystal.

The low quality diamonds that they use in Indonesia are called "inten", or
"intan" in Jawa. They are much, much more expensive than yakut.

Regarding red stones, "mirah" are properly rubies, but the fact of the matter is that in the markets the sellers will call just about any red stone "mirah".

Thanks for clearing up my confusion on this one. I guess i had thought "yakut" and "inten" were different word for the same think.

[A. G. Maisey]

Thanks Ferry. That pic is good enough for my purposes. I was curious as to how rounded it might have been. Thanks.---alan.