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20th January 2017, 08:42 PM
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Location: Austria
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Balinese Keris for comments
Hello,
I just received the Keris in the attached photos. Any comments are welcomed as I would like to learn as much as possible about this Keris. Any idea who is the hilt representing? What about the Pamor? Regards, Marius |
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21st January 2017, 01:07 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Very nice example.
The hilt looks ivory and in the form of a Balinese priest. |
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21st January 2017, 05:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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Very nice hilt indeed !!
It seems to be elephant ivory; closer pictures would help to identify Schreger lines. Maybe not so old, vintage I guess (less than 70 years old), but nicely done with a strong and vivid face expression, finely carved details. Beautiful hilt !! 
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21st January 2017, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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Sorry, rectification : looking closer and magnifying the pictures, I think that the hilt is older than I wrote previously : could be 100 to 180 years old, if it is elephant ivory.
Let me insist that it is a high quality carving hilt ! |
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21st January 2017, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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I know nothing of keris but that is a lovely and artistic piece.
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21st January 2017, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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This kris was recently sold at an Italian auction house, a very artistic and contemporary piece in my opinion. The hilt is not in traditional balinese style, the blade includes a carved kalarau motif on the gandik and looks well made.
Regards Last edited by Jean; 21st January 2017 at 02:16 PM. |
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