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THB20th C. Indonesian Steel, Wood, & Nickel Brass Kris
Lot 64
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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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Oct 21, 2021
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example of a kris (keris), a ceremonial personal sword made from wootz steel with a wooden handle and nickel-brass covered sheath. The handle is carved from a deep espresso brown wood and features a pair of abstract anthropomorphic maskettes along the interior curve. A copper and silver-washed hemispherical spacer with granulated spheres is attached just above the blade and inlaid with faceted and deep red zirconium stones. The forged-iron blade known as wootz or watered steel has a straight, slender profile with a projecting hand guard. The watered patterning is formed from integral waves of lighter nickel material along the upper body, and a thick striation running the length of both sides. The dramatic sheath is carved from a finely grained hard wood with a flared guard protector and a slender blade housing. A removable nickel-brass jacket completes the sheath, with intricate foliate motifs in repousse. Size of blade: 15.25" L x 2.75" W (38.7 cm x 7 cm); in sheath: 19.25" L x 7.75" W (48.9 cm x 19.7 cm)
Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#137998Sheath jacket is removable and has small indentations and abrasions with green patina on verso and dark toning. Chip to tip of wood guard protector. Blade is in fair condition, nicks and chips along edges and abrasions to faces, and russet patina to flared guard. Stable pressure fissure and chips to wood handle.Condition
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