Thread: Keris Palembang
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Old 20th December 2020, 08:46 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by David
I am pretty much in agreement with Jean. However i am curious why he suggests that the top of the gonjo may have been originally covered in gold kinatah. I do not see any evidence that kinatah was once in place here and certainly not all nice Palembang keris also had kinatah.
The top part of the ganja seems to have been carved on the front (sirak cecah) side but it may just be a defect, Robin could confirm it or not.
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