Bali keris query follow up

[SidJ]

Originally Posted by David

Sid, i know it is never satisfying to post something and get limited responses, but often people choose not to respond when they don't feel they have anything of value to add to the conversation. So i wonder what more you are hoping for at this point. To be clear, i like this keris and if it crossed my path at the right price i would probably try to add it to my collection. That said, we are not looking at a high end piece of Balinese/Lombok keris art here. The proportions are not bad, but i might stop short of using the word "elegant". Ricikin such as greneng, sekar kacang and jalen all seem rather rough and not particularly well formed.
I would agree with Alan that pamor santa would probably be the best name for this pamor and that 19th century Lombok is a likely origin. I can assure you that real members of our forum have indeed been viewing this thread, but i am not sure what more engagement you were hoping for.

Hi David
I had asked some questions which Alan has kindly responded to. That is the engagement I sought along with your own observations. Getting g thousands of views is great but I would not call that engagement in any meaningful way as it does not facilitate any learning.

[David]

Originally Posted by SidJ

Hi David
I had asked some questions which Alan has kindly responded to. That is the engagement I sought along with your own observations. Getting g thousands of views is great but I would not call that engagement in any meaningful way as it does not facilitate any learning.

Understood. But again, people are always going to look, but if they have nothing to offer of any value you wouldn't really want them to post, would you?

[SidJ]

Originally Posted by David

Understood. But again, people are always going to look, but if they have nothing to offer of any value you wouldn't really want them to post, would you?

Agree David. But my queries were fairly straightforward, which is why I found the lack of response puzzling given the high traffic it generated. Anyway all is well.