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Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris"), Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3048772
Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris"), Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3048772 - 2/5 Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris"), Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3048772 - 3/5 Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris"), Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3048772 - 4/5 Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris"), Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon, Size: H: 9 cm (H: 3.5 inch), ID: 3048772 - 5/5
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Lot 34
98th Auction

Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris") ·  Indonesia - Western Java, Cirebon · ID: 3048772

sold EUR 300
Provenance
Georgia Kan, Tatiana Gallery, Singapore
Anita Schröder, Munich, Germany
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2018)
Size
H: 9 cm
H: 3.5 inch

Description

wood, base

The carved figure possibly represents “Bhima”, a hero from the Mahabharata epic.

Comparing literature

Ghiringhelli, Vanna, Kris Hilts, Milan, 2011, p. 140-143

Asia

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