Keris Betok?

nechesh · 28th December 2005, 02:25 PM

Welcome rizramon. IMHO, both these keris are rather new creations. The keris buda or betok looks like it has been artificially aged to give the appearance of antiquity.
You haven't provided a very good angle of view on the ukiran of your keris madura, but it looks like it might be some representation of a wayang character. Pamors are not my strong point, but this one appears to be a variation of golden rain, a fairly popular pamor used on new keris, perhaps because actual old examples of it are not too easy to find.

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28th December 2005, 02:25 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Welcome rizramon. IMHO, both these keris are rather new creations. The keris buda or betok looks like it has been artificially aged to give the appearance of antiquity. You haven't provided a very good angle of view on the ukiran of your keris madura, but it looks like it might be some representation of a wayang character. Pamors are not my strong point, but this one appears to be a variation of golden rain, a fairly popular pamor used on new keris, perhaps because actual old examples of it are not too easy to find.