Lot 790

Indonesia, an exquisite kinatah emas (gold) keris, seven luk curved pamor ‘kulit semangka’ (rind of watermelon; considered to have a positive and friendly influence), Either side sorsoran owns prabot (details) covered in kinatah emas (gold), dapor wirok (rat), wuwung decorated with winding floral motifs (lung kamarogan kinatah), majestic late 16th/early 17th century (Mataram period) kris is housed in a slorok ‘pendok topengan’ bunton, a three parts sheath made of deeply embossed sterling silver with foliate decoration, veneered kaju Timoho pelet in open worked panels, ivory ‘jamparahan banchihan’ wrangka (kelap lintah/wriggling leech) with prominent Ri Pandan (thorn), Mata (eye), Godong and Lata (leaf idention where the thumb rests when holding the sheathed kris), modern silver plated ukiran/hilt depicting deity figure Bayu (Wind God) Bhima’s spiritual father with one arm raised up, grinning mouth sitting on a tumpal throne, mendak/selut a wewer with round glass stones, comes with European CITES, European continent shipping only, - L 51 cm. -