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THBEarly 20th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Sheath
Lot 99
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 8, 2021
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2021-07-08 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/clearance-ancient-ethnographic-art-7173
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $300**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial steel, brass, and wood kris (keris) sword with a hand-carved wooden handle that features an abstract anthropomorphic maskette along the interior curve below the pommel. The brass spacer bulb features granulated balls with 12% silver gilding that encircle the bulb. The steel blade has a gorgeous serpentine profile with sharpened edges, and a pointed tip. The top of the wooden sheath features a dramatically flared guard protector, and the interior wooden blade housing is protected by a brass jacket adorned with floral motifs. A handsome piece! Size of blade: 15" L x .875" W (38.1 cm x 2.2 cm); in sheath: 20" L x 8" W (50.8 cm x 20.3 cm); quality of silver: 12%
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 customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#149504Brass jacket is removable. Losses and repairs to wood beneath jacket. Wooden guard is repaired with curved tip reattached with visible break line. Chips to wood guard. Blade and handle are well preserved, with minor nicks on blade.Condition
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