The 10th to 15th century Visayan kris, & earlier artifacts

Battara · 18th May 2011, 03:58 AM

I have always thought that there was a common kris form that later changed in various ways in Indonesia and in the Philippines. A similar keris to this one was found in Java several years ago with nearly the exact same shape to this one found in Bohol.

I thus go with this being an ancestor to the Moro kris.

Also, I have always been fascinated by the gold work of the Philippines before the Spanish took it all.

18th May 2011, 03:58 AM	#25
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	I have always thought that there was a common kris form that later changed in various ways in Indonesia and in the Philippines. A similar keris to this one was found in Java several years ago with nearly the exact same shape to this one found in Bohol. I thus go with this being an ancestor to the Moro kris. Also, I have always been fascinated by the gold work of the Philippines before the Spanish took it all.