1st Post and 1st Keris

A. G. Maisey · 6th April 2019, 10:43 PM

A very nice keris YS.

Amangkurat covers the period from approximately death of Sultan Agung through to establishment of Kartosuro, so in very broad terms 1645 to 1680, and running forward in time, not back. However, as David has pointed out, although a keris may be stylistically of some particular tangguh (classification), that does not necessarily mean that it can with any certainty be attributed to the time period referenced by that tangguh. It is usually not possible to be too definite about tangguh when using photos to judge.

Dhapur might be able to be given as Jalak Dinding, but again from a photo quite difficult to be certain, particularly with an older blade.

In any case, this is a really superior keris for a "first keris", really nice.

Apart from the missing stones, this mendak looks pretty good, probably silver I'd guess. I would not replace it, but repair it. If you are in Indonesia this should be easy for you to arrange, if not, well, we'll go another way.

6th April 2019, 10:43 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	A very nice keris YS. Amangkurat covers the period from approximately death of Sultan Agung through to establishment of Kartosuro, so in very broad terms 1645 to 1680, and running forward in time, not back. However, as David has pointed out, although a keris may be stylistically of some particular tangguh (classification), that does not necessarily mean that it can with any certainty be attributed to the time period referenced by that tangguh. It is usually not possible to be too definite about tangguh when using photos to judge. Dhapur might be able to be given as Jalak Dinding, but again from a photo quite difficult to be certain, particularly with an older blade. In any case, this is a really superior keris for a "first keris", really nice. Apart from the missing stones, this mendak looks pretty good, probably silver I'd guess. I would not replace it, but repair it. If you are in Indonesia this should be easy for you to arrange, if not, well, we'll go another way.