cirebon keris ??

danny1976 · 13th April 2009, 10:54 PM

Hi guys,

I did find this keris today.

So far i can see the hilt is cirebon

But i would apreciate youre help
on the rest , is it totaly cirebon and what do u think of it ?

It has a singa. So far i can see it looks old , and the ganja has some kind of
floral motifs .

Thanks in advance ,

Danny

danny1976 · 14th April 2009, 05:05 PM

Nobody ?? is it so bad?

Sajen · 14th April 2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny1976

Nobody ?? is it so bad?

Hi Danny,

sorry, to me it look's like the blade and also the handle are recent worked.

sajen

David · 14th April 2009, 06:52 PM

Hard to say from the photos, but the blade might be older with a more recent alteration to add the singo. The carving of the singo and the gonjo is not a very high quality. The hilt may well be recent as well. The sheath looks older and perhaps altered to this shape to repair breaks. The pendok looks nice, maybe silver or silver plate, but it doesn'y look like it belongs on this sheath. To answer your original question it looks to me as if this was pieced together for sale purposes.

semar · 14th April 2009, 11:24 PM

hello Danny

I think sajen is right
when I look to the blade and the hulu I would say not old
but good old made

regards semar

asomotif · 15th April 2009, 12:37 AM

Hi Danny,

Can you make a picture showing how wide the blade is where the head of the singa is ?
I wonder how the blade must have been in the past if they carved/cut this singa recently out of an old blade ?

All together it does seem like a put together keris imho.

Best regards,
Willem

13th April 2009, 10:54 PM	#1
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	cirebon keris ?? Hi guys, I did find this keris today. So far i can see the hilt is cirebon But i would apreciate youre help on the rest , is it totaly cirebon and what do u think of it ? It has a singa. So far i can see it looks old , and the ganja has some kind of floral motifs . Thanks in advance , Danny Attached Images

14th April 2009, 05:05 PM	#2
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 245	Nobody ?? is it so bad?

14th April 2009, 06:52 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Hard to say from the photos, but the blade might be older with a more recent alteration to add the singo. The carving of the singo and the gonjo is not a very high quality. The hilt may well be recent as well. The sheath looks older and perhaps altered to this shape to repair breaks. The pendok looks nice, maybe silver or silver plate, but it doesn'y look like it belongs on this sheath. To answer your original question it looks to me as if this was pieced together for sale purposes.

14th April 2009, 11:24 PM	#5
semar Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 272	hello Danny I think sajen is right when I look to the blade and the hulu I would say not old but good old made regards semar

15th April 2009, 12:37 AM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	Hi Danny, Can you make a picture showing how wide the blade is where the head of the singa is ? I wonder how the blade must have been in the past if they carved/cut this singa recently out of an old blade ? All together it does seem like a put together keris imho. Best regards, Willem