Java kris for identification

David · 20th January 2018, 03:41 PM

That's an attractive keris. The hilt is niccely formed and carved out of beautiful wood and it has a lovely mendak. It's not Cirebon, at least not by dress which is Surakarta Ladrang (formal) dress. It certainly isn't 13th century either. And while it does seem to have a nice high nickel contrasting pamor i am afraid that it isn't the seller has simply assumed it is meteorite without any real basis. But over all a nice, very collectable keris, IMO.

20th January 2018, 03:41 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	That's an attractive keris. The hilt is niccely formed and carved out of beautiful wood and it has a lovely mendak. It's not Cirebon, at least not by dress which is Surakarta Ladrang (formal) dress. It certainly isn't 13th century either. And while it does seem to have a nice high nickel contrasting pamor i am afraid that it isn't the seller has simply assumed it is meteorite without any real basis. But over all a nice, very collectable keris, IMO.