A pair of keris with highly stylized pamor

apolaki · 21st February 2020, 03:41 PM

This is another pair I was curious to know more about. One has a highly stylized pamor and the other is rather smaller and not so flashy.

kai · 21st February 2020, 11:11 PM

Both blades exhibit dhapur tilam upih.

The smaller keris may be just out of stain; it apparently has lost some substance due to age/erosion.

The larger one seems to be quite decent: the pamor family is mlumah (i.e. horizontal layers) and would be considered a random pattern.

Regards,
Kai

A. G. Maisey · 22nd February 2020, 12:45 AM

You are quite sure about those dhapur nominations Kai?

David · 22nd February 2020, 02:44 AM

I don't think tilam upih is ever wavy, is it?

kai · 22nd February 2020, 04:13 AM

Ouch, that was a no-brainer, sorry. Thanks, Alan!

13 luk, pejetan, and tikel alis: Make that out of pakem keraton Surakarta for the longer piece, I guess.

Regards,
Kai

A. G. Maisey · 22nd February 2020, 06:58 AM

Yeah, I think so.

But it could well be within pakem somewhere else.

The little one I'm not real sure of either, it looks like it might have a tikel alis, but its not real clear on my monitor.

21st February 2020, 03:41 PM	#1
apolaki Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 160	A pair of keris with highly stylized pamor This is another pair I was curious to know more about. One has a highly stylized pamor and the other is rather smaller and not so flashy. Attached Images

21st February 2020, 11:11 PM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Both blades exhibit dhapur tilam upih. The smaller keris may be just out of stain; it apparently has lost some substance due to age/erosion. The larger one seems to be quite decent: the pamor family is mlumah (i.e. horizontal layers) and would be considered a random pattern. Regards, Kai

22nd February 2020, 12:45 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,888	You are quite sure about those dhapur nominations Kai?

22nd February 2020, 02:44 AM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,119	I don't think tilam upih is ever wavy, is it?

22nd February 2020, 04:13 AM	#5
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Ouch, that was a no-brainer, sorry. Thanks, Alan! 13 luk, pejetan, and tikel alis: Make that out of pakem keraton Surakarta for the longer piece, I guess. Regards, Kai

22nd February 2020, 06:58 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,888	Yeah, I think so. But it could well be within pakem somewhere else. The little one I'm not real sure of either, it looks like it might have a tikel alis, but its not real clear on my monitor.