Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Can I have some input on this Golden Kerishilt

nechesh · 7th February 2005, 11:55 PM

I think the hilt you have here is probably of rather recent making. Certainly late 20th Century, but it well may have been made just yesterday. It has the look of a gold foil overlay, but it's hard to tell just from photos. The stones appear to be medium grade ruby, sapphire and perhaps dioptase (the black stone). The figure appears to be a king or some dewa/deity, but i am not sure who. There is still quite an active trade in these gold hilts in Bali. Unfortunately, many of them are sold to unsuspecting tourists as royal hilts.

7th February 2005, 11:55 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	I think the hilt you have here is probably of rather recent making. Certainly late 20th Century, but it well may have been made just yesterday. It has the look of a gold foil overlay, but it's hard to tell just from photos. The stones appear to be medium grade ruby, sapphire and perhaps dioptase (the black stone). The figure appears to be a king or some dewa/deity, but i am not sure who. There is still quite an active trade in these gold hilts in Bali. Unfortunately, many of them are sold to unsuspecting tourists as royal hilts.