A Banjarmasin keris

BluErf · 19th December 2008, 01:44 PM

Well, if intan refers to rose-cut diamonds, which are not low grade, I don't really need to test my hilt, coz for the price I paid, they can't be diamonds, or someone some where has lost a big bundle selling the keris!

I'm pretty happy going with the idea that the stones are yakut. I still love the keris!

A. G. Maisey · 19th December 2008, 08:51 PM

Not necessarily low grade, Kai Wee.

They might be of incredibly low grade; they might also be perfect blue whites.

But with the rose cut, they become "intan".

tunggulametung · 20th December 2008, 11:59 PM

BluErf, thank you for sharing the picture of the peksi and all for some knowledge here. I have a short memory but I guess I saw the keris twin on Krisses a Critical Biography book the other day. Short of cash and have to spent the rest on chicklit bestseller series so maybe next time I get that tiny book

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BluErf · 25th December 2008, 02:24 AM

Hi Alan,

Ok, got it. It's the cut and base material, not the quality.

Hi Tunggulametung,

That one's a prince! Mine's maybe a middleclass farmer...

19th December 2008, 01:44 PM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Well, if intan refers to rose-cut diamonds, which are not low grade, I don't really need to test my hilt, coz for the price I paid, they can't be diamonds, or someone some where has lost a big bundle selling the keris! I'm pretty happy going with the idea that the stones are yakut. I still love the keris!

19th December 2008, 08:51 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Not necessarily low grade, Kai Wee. They might be of incredibly low grade; they might also be perfect blue whites. But with the rose cut, they become "intan".

20th December 2008, 11:59 PM	#3
tunggulametung Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 238	BluErf, thank you for sharing the picture of the peksi and all for some knowledge here. I have a short memory but I guess I saw the keris twin on Krisses a Critical Biography book the other day. Short of cash and have to spent the rest on chicklit bestseller series so maybe next time I get that tiny book .

25th December 2008, 02:24 AM	#4
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Hi Alan, Ok, got it. It's the cut and base material, not the quality. Hi Tunggulametung, That one's a prince! Mine's maybe a middleclass farmer...