Kerises in European Museums

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by jonng

.. I saw these two kerises on the internet ( from The King's Kunstkammer- East Indian Chamber/ The National Museum of Denmark) just a moment ago and wonder if anyone has close up photos of them. They are from " Bantam, Western Java, Before 1674" . If you see these blades without their hilt in an antique shop, would you guess they were pre- 1674?

Hi Jon.. these are Banten kerises, however putting an age to it have always been difficult.. with the size of these pics, it would be virtually impossible.. However, closely looking at these blades with a magnified may help.. Btw, these kerises are featured in Karsten Sejr Jensen's Krisdisk, Chapter 2.