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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. An elegant example of a personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle is of a bulbous form with deep grooves coursing around the peripheries, and a brass spacer cap is set with six blue and red polished glass cabochons. The forged-steel blade bears a straight profile and has a projecting hand guard, sharpened edges that taper to a pointed tip, and strips of lighter nickel hammered into the graining pattern. The blade housing is comprised of several wooden sections that are covered on one side with a high-grade (95%) silver panel with repousse foliate motifs, and the hand-carved ivory guard protector has a shallow midrib and flares out on both sides. Size (w/ sheath): 4.1" W x 23.5" H (10.4 cm x 59.7 cm); (length of blade): 19.2" L (48.8 cm); quality of silver: 95%.

Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection

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#149401

  • Condition: Blade housing reassembled from multiple original pieces, with light adhesive residue along break lines. Loss to one half of sheath jacket as shown. Minor abrasions to blade, hilt, ivory guard protector, and blade housing, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations in some recessed areas. Light patina throughout.

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