Mystery and very interesting keris hilt

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Originally Posted by David

Frankly Detlef, i don't get the impression that this is all that old. The carved out areas look far to light and fresh for there to be any reasonable amount of age here. You see a lot of contemporary hilts on ePrey these days that are obviously modern designs that while sometimes based in tradition forms are really more of a free expression of the artist/carver. I'm not convinced that trying to nail this hilt down to a particular origin is likely to lead us to any conclusive answers.

Hello David,

I've got this hilt 1994 in Indonesia with a thick coat of dirt patination and the carvings wasn't visible. When you are able to hold this hilt in your hands you would agree that it is an old hilt. I don't know if it is an antique hilt but for sure with a good age.

Regards,

Detlef