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25th August 2024, 08:13 AM | #1 |
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25th August 2024, 01:36 PM | #2 |
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Thank you HughChen.
I believe that we are looking at an East Javanese keris, or possibly Madurese. I had that thought that it might be current era, but I am now not so sure. To form any sort of defensible opinion on age I would need to handle this keris, however, it is a real keris and I believe the abstract figures are intended as two nagas. The dress is South Sumatera & appears to be recent. I am not able to form an opinion on whether this keris was put together in East Jawa, perhaps Surabaya, or whether the blade was taken to Sumatera & it was put together there. |
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Thank you for reply, I think it looks weird and designed very modern. Last edited by HughChen; 26th August 2024 at 07:50 AM. |
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26th August 2024, 03:58 AM | #4 |
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I do not understand "wired" in this context.
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26th August 2024, 12:58 PM | #6 |
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OK --- got it.
No, it is not weird, nor is the style modern, it is totally legitimate, but it is the type of thing that modern makers in East Jawa/Madura like to produce, and to my eye, there are a couple of characteristics that do not say "old" whilst other characteristics do say "old". From the pics I cannot form a defensible opinion. |
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