Keris from Garut with Quranic inscriptions

David · 21st July 2021, 11:45 PM

Thanks Alan. Yes, i have to say i have been equally intrigued with this hilt form for sometime, as i think you know. It is certainly one of the most enigmatic keris hilt forms i have ever encountered, but i have always questioned the Durga identification and it does seem to me to be one that has been fostered mostly by Western writers and collectors. I will not dismiss it out of hand, but still have never been shown significant evidence to fully support it.

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21st July 2021, 11:45 PM	#23
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Thanks Alan. Yes, i have to say i have been equally intrigued with this hilt form for sometime, as i think you know. It is certainly one of the most enigmatic keris hilt forms i have ever encountered, but i have always questioned the Durga identification and it does seem to me to be one that has been fostered mostly by Western writers and collectors. I will not dismiss it out of hand, but still have never been shown significant evidence to fully support it.