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[A. G. Maisey]

Very nice indeed.

[Henk]

Lovely!!

[David]

Well damn Henk, lovely was the word i was going to use.
Beautiful and unusual pendok. Can anyone put this in a time frame?

[sirek]

Originally Posted by David

Well damn Henk, lovely was the word i was going to use.
Beautiful and unusual pendok. Can anyone put this in a time frame?

I have seen this model twice in a in a Dutch auction, described period of the seller: MATARAM, CA 1550 1600 same period of time was described for the big keris second photo

but if this is true, I would not know.
( I only know that the seller has had enough knowledge to know what he says )

[A. G. Maisey]

As we all know, it is very difficult, almost impossible, to appraise a keris from a photo, however, on this occasion I am brave --- or stupid --- enough to make a couple of limited comments.

The primary keris in post #5, that is to say, the blade, is most probably East Jawa/Madura. It may be 16th century, but it does not display any of the characteristics that we normally associate with a keris that is classifiable as "Mataram".

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

The primary keris in post #5, that is to say, the blade, is most probably East Jawa/Madura. It may be 16th century, but it does not display any of the characteristics that we normally associate with a keris that is classifiable as "Mataram".

As to my original question on timeframe, it was specifically directed at this form of pendok, not any of the blades shown. For me to is not a form of pendok i have often seen and was more curious about what era such a pendok might have first appeared or been popular. Any comments on that Alan?

[drdavid]

Just adding to the list of people admiring this keris, the blade is very nice and the pendok intriguing, like an interpretation of a European sword
DrD