Strange Sumatran/Moro keris? kris? dagger? with a Dutch blade?

Bill M · 12th May 2008, 02:31 PM

Ben, you are right about provenance, but if you want to further examine things, provenance can be easily faked. We have all seen fakes even in museums and sometimes those fakes have provenance.

I have seen fakes made from old pictures of artifacts and then the piece claimed to be the same one in the picture.

So the bottom line is to do the best you can and buy what you like at a price you feel is appropriate.

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12th May 2008, 02:31 PM	#21
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Ben, you are right about provenance, but if you want to further examine things, provenance can be easily faked. We have all seen fakes even in museums and sometimes those fakes have provenance. I have seen fakes made from old pictures of artifacts and then the piece claimed to be the same one in the picture. So the bottom line is to do the best you can and buy what you like at a price you feel is appropriate.