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Keris Jawa Betok Tindih 3 Warna Combong 0220.

Keris Jawa Betok Tindih 3 Warna Combong 0220 - Another good and rare example of a keris from the central Javanese regions of Surakarta. Fittings or wrangka in the gayaman Solo styles and made from very well selected pelet woods, having naturally occurring contrasting grains that occurs due to fungal attack. A finely granule silver ferrule or mendak completes fittings.

Rather short and brad straight blade, has the base features or perabots well executed, with an overall shape or dapor called betok, which refers to the flatfish.

Pamor patterns are arranged in the miring technique showing a base circular formation called qul buntet, that swirls into a mountain peak or ujung gunung. The base cross piece or ganjar, has the pamor lines vertically inline with the blade's pamor, and this is called asihan. With 3 different arrangements, it is called tri colored or tri warna.
There is a split between the pamor metals near the base, and this naturally occurring splits are called combong.

The keris betok is also said to be a "neutralizer' keris tindih, whilst kerises with naturally occurring splits or combong are also sought after for it's mystical usage.

Condition: Very good condition.

Age: Krises are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece, from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the late 17^th century blade with late 19th century fittings.

Length of blade: 10.5". Overall length: 16.5".

Our terms:

Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.

We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.

We also accept PayPal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.

Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of 5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.

To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$35.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$24.00 per kilogram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.

Our Pledge:

We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.

We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the items interested. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.

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