Yet another Dha

Battara · 27th October 2005, 10:43 PM

I truly love the silver work, especially the pommel end. I agree with Tim regarding the thinness of the silver sheet over some dha. That is why I have found some of this silver work easily folded, torn, crumpled, etc. It is less than 34 gauge, thicker than aluminum foil, but not by much.

ariel · 27th October 2005, 11:15 PM

Yeah, yeah, I am not a Dha-ologist, I know.
However, I can't see a single torn piece on the scabbard and the repousse is so detailed, with so many different levels of relief that, IMHO, the silver is not very thin. Similar detailing is seen on Kubachi silverwork and it is quite thick. Also, look at the engraving: it is rather deep .
Maybe, this Dha is an exception to the rule.
Sure it is overpriced, but we are not valuating it, are we?

Mark · 28th October 2005, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

Yeah, yeah, I am not a Dha-ologist, I know.
However, I can't see a single torn piece on the scabbard and the repousse is so detailed, with so many different levels of relief that, IMHO, the silver is not very thin. Similar detailing is seen on Kubachi silverwork and it is quite thick. Also, look at the engraving: it is rather deep .
Maybe, this Dha is an exception to the rule.
Sure it is overpriced, but we are not valuating it, are we?

I agree with you, Ariel. The silver on this one is substantially thicker than typically seen on dha. As I said, I have a very similar one that has very thick, repouseed silver, as this one does. My avatar, in fact, is a detail of one of the panels from its scabbard.

Here are a few others:

Alam Shah · 28th October 2005, 03:55 AM

Mark, lovely avatar you got there.

Beautiful artwork on the scabbards.
I might be turned from collecting keris to dha...(resisting the temptation).

27th October 2005, 10:43 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,284	I truly love the silver work, especially the pommel end. I agree with Tim regarding the thinness of the silver sheet over some dha. That is why I have found some of this silver work easily folded, torn, crumpled, etc. It is less than 34 gauge, thicker than aluminum foil, but not by much.

27th October 2005, 11:15 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Yeah, yeah, I am not a Dha-ologist, I know. However, I can't see a single torn piece on the scabbard and the repousse is so detailed, with so many different levels of relief that, IMHO, the silver is not very thin. Similar detailing is seen on Kubachi silverwork and it is quite thick. Also, look at the engraving: it is rather deep . Maybe, this Dha is an exception to the rule. Sure it is overpriced, but we are not valuating it, are we?

28th October 2005, 03:55 AM	#4
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Mark, lovely avatar you got there. Beautiful artwork on the scabbards. I might be turned from collecting keris to dha...(resisting the temptation).