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Originally Posted by auk

wat kind of pendok looks more atractive to it.
greetings Auk

Dear Auk,
These are just examples of three different pendhoks -- (from left to right) Solo bunton type pendhok, Banyumas bunton type pendhok, and Jogja bunton type pendhok. The word "bunton" is originated from Javanese word "buntu" or "clogged" -- for pendhok's term means one piece pendhok. Not two piece pendhok.

You may look at the other pic, a Jogja gayaman keris with Jogjanese pendhok. The specific characteristics of the three styles, you may differ from the form of pendhok's top. Solo or Surakarta -- no curve at the top, but sometimes sliding straight. Banyumas, with curve at the top. Solo type is more wide than Jogja, but thinner. Jogja looks smaller and narrower if you look at it vertically. But it looks quite much thicker than Solonese, if you look it horizontally.

There are differences too, between the tip of pendhok of Solo and Banyumas. Solonese is more rounded than Banyumas. (Banyumas was a vassal state of Mataram in the past, situated in the western part -- near the west coast -- of Central Java. Their styles are more Solo oriented).

[auk]

hello there to you all
a lot of information thanks again
i like the pendok most on the right where can i buy that and in silver.
wat do you people think about the age of the keris(kingdom).
and is it somethig to restore the gold on it or leave it tis way.
can you tel me a total mesure of it.
the face isnt see so i cant place it sorry/
The bal in his mouth is gold.
and it is good to wash the keris like it supose too by some one who knows it.
greetings Auk