Badik from Java??

mariusgmioc · 11th March 2017, 06:33 PM

And you are surprised by this?!
I've seen in several reputed museums some geographical alocations that would surprise you even more (like a wootz Indian Tulwar atributed to Libya or a Javanes Kris atributed to India).

So, don't give too much weight to the inscription and remember it was written by a person who may have had absolutely no knowledge about the item.

PS: And maybe Mr. Pinson bought it in a flea market in Zanzibar and concluded it must belong to the place.

11th March 2017, 06:33 PM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	And you are surprised by this?! I've seen in several reputed museums some geographical alocations that would surprise you even more (like a wootz Indian Tulwar atributed to Libya or a Javanes Kris atributed to India). So, don't give too much weight to the inscription and remember it was written by a person who may have had absolutely no knowledge about the item. PS: And maybe Mr. Pinson bought it in a flea market in Zanzibar and concluded it must belong to the place.