A VERY INTERESTING KERIS BUT IT RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS. WERE THERE ANY BRONZE HANDLES ON KERIS IN MALAYSIA OR JAVA? WAS THERE A BRONZE AGE THERE AND WERE ALL BRONZE KERIS OR OTHER WEAPONS MADE THERE? IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET SOME PROVENANCE ON THIS PIECE AND TO SEE IF IT IS ONE OF A KIND OR IF ONE OF MANY. IT APPEARS TO HAVE A FACE ON THE POMEL PERHAPS SOME INFORMATION COULD BE GAINED FROM THE FACE AND DESIGNS USED.
I PERSONALLY WOULD NEED A LOT OF PROOF TO CONVINCE ME OF ITS AUTHENTECITY AS THE CHINESE AND SOME OTHERS ARE MASTERS OF MAKEING SUCH THINGS ESPECIALLY BRONZE . BUT IT WOULD MAKE A GOOD STUDY TO FIND OUT ITS ORIGINS GENUINE OR FAKE EITHER WAY IT WOULD BE INTERESTING.
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