˜A FINE SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS), EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABALY BALI
˜A FINE SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS), EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABALY BALI with fine wavy blade of pattern-welded steel, widening towards the forte, grooved and encrusted with scrolling foliage and flowers in low relief (small losses), and finely carved figurative ivory grip, probably Hanuman, with panels of foliage around the base 43.0 cm; 17 in blade
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˜A FINE SOUTH EAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD (KRIS), EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABALY BALI with fine wavy blade of pattern-welded steel, widening towards the forte, grooved and encrusted with scrolling foliage and flowers in low relief (small losses), and finely carved figurative ivory grip, probably Hanuman, with panels of foliage around the base 43.0 cm; 17 in blade
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