Is gold or suasa 'better'?

Rick · 24th December 2015, 03:41 PM

There's no text in your post to read Maurice.

Maurice · 24th December 2015, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

There's no text in your post to read Maurice.

I can read the text on my computer though Rick...

Let me know if still not visible, than I will post it again.

Rick · 24th December 2015, 05:11 PM

Did you repost the text yet?

Maurice · 24th December 2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Did you repost the text yet?

REPOST:

just came up with this interesting suassa text.

It is strange though that they describe it so extendedly with name of the Javanese emperor etc. It was a very early writing, so it might be true back than, and not written and made up by the writer just to put down some text.

I could imagine there is some kind of truth in this, as there are not much Javanese weapons with suassa I know off. Maybe back than there was a period that suassa was in fashion more than gold in Java, and maybe also only to wear by a few noblemen, and not for the regular people..?
This could explain why there is more gold find on Javanese weapons as suassa.

Just a guess,

Maurice

ariel · 25th December 2015, 08:13 AM

I think Maurice is referring to the text cited by Loedjoe at the opening of this topic.
Maurice, am I correct?

Maurice · 25th December 2015, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

I think Maurice is referring to the text cited by Loedjoe at the opening of this topic.
Maurice, am I correct?

Hi Ariel,

Yes you are right.
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
After rereading my post, I see it was not clear indeed and I expresses wrong.

David R · 25th December 2015, 11:05 AM

Somewhere in this Forum there is a conversation about Gold versus Suasa and one comment made was that pure Gold was not "good for a Muslim" and so Suasa was used instead. I believe that in the Koran or in the Hadith there are various comments about vain display and even an injunction not to drink from a Gold cup.
I suspect the original passage above was a reflection of this idea.

24th December 2015, 03:41 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	There's no text in your post to read Maurice.

24th December 2015, 05:11 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	Did you repost the text yet?

25th December 2015, 08:13 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I think Maurice is referring to the text cited by Loedjoe at the opening of this topic. Maurice, am I correct?

25th December 2015, 11:05 AM	#7
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,131	Somewhere in this Forum there is a conversation about Gold versus Suasa and one comment made was that pure Gold was not "good for a Muslim" and so Suasa was used instead. I believe that in the Koran or in the Hadith there are various comments about vain display and even an injunction not to drink from a Gold cup. I suspect the original passage above was a reflection of this idea.