Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Javanese Cirebon Rajamala Coteng-like keris hilt

kai · 11th December 2017, 10:38 PM

Sorry to disagree, this isn't any genuine coteng hilt; I also don't see any features that suggest a Sumatran origin.

This looks like rather poor, later craftsmanship to me. I'd guess at a maker from Java/Madura...

Regards,
Kai

11th December 2017, 10:38 PM	#6
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Sorry to disagree, this isn't any genuine coteng hilt; I also don't see any features that suggest a Sumatran origin. This looks like rather poor, later craftsmanship to me. I'd guess at a maker from Java/Madura... Regards, Kai