Two Bali Hilt ID

[HughChen]

Originally Posted by milandro

the first is very often identified as Batara Bayu , although this one seems to miss some elements ( in the right hand there should be an object which some call a vessel and others a mirro) which identify this as such . This is the balinese version of an Hindu god of the winds.

I am afraid that these hilts vary greatly in quality. I had one too and at some point I sold it because I wasn't convinced that it would be nicely fitting the kris it was on.


The second hilt, I am afraid, is of a type that equips very often krises made for the tourist market and , I believe is of no great quality at all.

Hello Milandro， Thanks you for your answer.

What elements of the first do you think make it a Batara Bayu? I have searched a lot and never seen a same Batara Bayu like this one.

For the second one, An antique appraiser tells me it's undoubtably more than 100 years old. But he is not an expert on Keris so I really need more imformation.