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THB19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Duyong Bone Handle
Lot 108
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Artemis Gallery
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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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely example of an Indonesian kris (keris), a type of ceremonial sword. The hammered iron blade features a serpentine presentation and a pointed guard, with bands of lighter material on the surface which are slightly raised and give the blade a rough texture. A bulbous disc made from a copper-silver alloy separates the blade guard from the handle and features four sets of five glass beads in green, red, and white hues. The intricate handle is hand-carved from duyong bone and depicts a delicate series of anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and foliate motifs. The sheath has a wooden interior lining and a lustrous caramel-hued wooden guard protector, and the lower body is enveloped in a jacket comprised of copper-silver alloy with hammered circular and foliate motifs. Size: 19.875" L x 6" W (50.5 cm x 15.2 cm); length of blade: 14.125" L (35.9 cm).
Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection
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#137961Guard protector of sheath not adhered to lower body of sheath. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks and oil residue along blade, with tarnishing to copper-silver alloy sheath jacket and separation disc, losses to some glass beads on separation disc, and light roughness along blade and handle. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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