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THB19th C Indonesian Wood, Brass, Gilt Iron, & Silver Kris
Lot 83a
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-08-27 10:00:00
2020-08-27 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous example of a kris (keris), a type of personal ceremonial sword. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropomorphic maskettes along the interior curve, and below rests an elegant brass spacer bulb inset with dozens of polished stones. The forged-steel blade has a gentle serpentine profile, incised ridges forming a thick midsection which is further incised with dozens of small scales, and a projecting shoulder guard that serves as the base for a gilded (59% gold, equivalent to 14K+ gold) Naga head. The two-part wooden sheath is composed of a slender blade house and a wide guard protector, and the removable 99% silver jacket exhibits raised foliate motifs above the surface. Size (w/ sheath): 21.625" L x 6.75" W (54.9 cm x 17.1 cm); length of blade: 16.8" L (42.7 cm); quality of gilding: 59% gold, equivalent to 14K+; quality of silver: 99%.
Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection
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#138035Silver blade jacket is removable. Repairs to interior wooden blade house, with adhesive residue along upper joint with guard protector. Small nicks and light oxidation to steel blade, wear and chipping to gilded areas, and abrasions in some areas. Light earthen deposits and fine patina throughout.Condition
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