New Keris To Identify

[David]

Originally Posted by oariff

Thanks again Alan and David.

I have another Madura one I believe. What pamor would this be? Perhaps this one is a bit older (patina in the gold ???).

The hilt, sheath seems to be of same material. Very magnetic too.
Its a luk 3 right? These 3 Luks at the end of the blade, common in Madura keris's?
A Commissioned keris? Or perhaps some ceremonial keris?

Cheers.

Omar, this appears to be a fairly contemporary keris to me, probably no older than the one that started this thread. It is made in a talismanic manner, that is, it has inscriptions and symbols all over it are invocative of a spiritual nature, but this seems most likely to have been created for a collector purpose rather than any real ritual one. I am afraid that with all the relief writing and kinatah i cannot really read what pamor this keris presents.

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes David, this is so.

The pamor is a random mlumah, wos wutah I think.

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yes David, this is so.

The pamor is a random mlumah, wos wutah I think.

That is what i would have imaged for a keris like this, but with all the relief writing it is difficult to determine what is pamor and what is etching.