Bali or Java??

[Marcokeris]

Please what do you think about this hit : Java or Bali?
I think Java but....not shure :confused:

[Sajen]

My first guess would be Bali. :shrug: How high is this hilt?

[Marcokeris]

My first guess would be Bali. :shrug: How high is this hilt?
10 cm

[David]

Cool hilt! :cool:
It'd also say Bali...of maybe Lombok.

[Battara]

Oh yes Bali (or Lombak) for sure. The figure is a demon of some kind based on the fangs and finger nails.

[Jean]

Hello Marco,
Nice and uncommon specimen, is it old or artificially aged? I am not sure about the Balinese origin because of the size and absence of integrated selut.
Best regards
Jean

[Marcokeris]

Hello Marco,
Nice and uncommon specimen, is it old or artificially aged? I am not sure about the Balinese origin because of the size and absence of integrated selut.
Best regards
Jean
The patina said me old. I think far east Java... but of course not sure. The seller told me it comes from java.

[Jean]

The patina said me old. I think far east Java... but of course not sure. The seller told me it comes from java.

Hello Marco,
If it is old I would say East Java tip (in front of Bali) also.
Best regards
Jean

[Marcokeris]

Hello Marco,
If it is old I would say East Java tip (in front of Bali) also.
Best regards
Jean
The same i think
Best regards

[Sajen]

I have several Bali hilts which have a high of 10 cm or less and also a hilt which one don't have a integrated selut so I think that this isn't imperative a sign of a Java origin. But it is of course possible that it might be a hilt from east Java with strong Bali influence.

Regards,

Detlef

[Jean]

I have several Bali hilts which have a high of 10 cm or less and also a hilt which one don't have a integrated selut so I think that this isn't imperative a sign of a Java origin. But it is of course possible that it might be a hilt from east Java with strong Bali influence.

Regards,

Detlef

The style of this hilt has a Balinese influence and I also have several Balinese hilts without selut or integrated selut but with a narrow base (rounded or truncated), this one seems to have a wide and flat base which does not match with a Balinese cincin? There is no visible trace of a former metal selut covering the base which would of course identify the hilt as Balinese, may be Marco could confirm?
Best regards
Jean

[Marcokeris]

The style of this hilt has a Balinese influence and I also have several Balinese hilts without selut or integrated selut but with a narrow base (rounded or truncated), this one seems to have a wide and flat base which does not match with a Balinese cincin? There is no visible trace of a former metal selut covering the base which would of course identify the hilt as Balinese, may be Marco could confirm?
Best regards
Jean
Yes there is on trace of metal selut (or mendak ) at the base

[tunggulametung]

The style of this hilt has a Balinese influence and I also have several Balinese hilts without selut or integrated selut but with a narrow base (rounded or truncated), this one seems to have a wide and flat base which does not match with a Balinese cincin? There is no visible trace of a former metal selut covering the base which would of course identify the hilt as Balinese, may be Marco could confirm?
Best regards
JeanGood point made by Jean. Although the figure and decorative is more 'appropriate' Balinese style, the execution on the base especially remind of Madura hilt. So I vote Java (Madura).

[Jean]

Yes there is on trace of metal selut (or mendak ) at the base

If there was a selut fully covering the base or part of it, then the hilt is probably Balinese and the size is appropriate. But if it was just a mendak fitted under the base, it is a different situation...
Best regards
Jean

[Marcokeris]

Yes there is on trace of metal selut (or mendak ) at the base
Sorry: ...Yes there is NOT trace....

[Jean]

Yes there is on trace of metal selut (or mendak ) at the base

Sorry Marco, I wrongly understood ONE trace of metal selut.... Then I also vote for East Java or Madura as Chandra.
Best regards
Jean