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Kris (traditional weapon)
Lost Art-ID
594047
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Java)
Title
Kris (traditional weapon)
Dating
1700/1800
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood ; Metal (Silver) ; Metal (Gold sheet) / chased
Measures
Klinge 35 cm; Griff 12 cm
Length
49.00 cm
Description
The blade is irregular and damascened. The handle is made of chased gold sheet and set with coloured stones. It has the shape of a deity. The scabbard is made of silver and beautifully grained natural wood. In the centre of the front is a finely chiselled relief frieze with birds in vine work.
Provenance
acquired by Ginsberg in 1912 from Rex & Co., Berlin; 1912 -1942 Ostasiatica Collection Herbert Ginsberg, Berlin; in 1942 large parts of the Ginsberg collection were confiscated in Rotterdam by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Wiedergutmachungsakte im Landesarchiv Berlin: LAB, B Rep. 025-02 Nr. 233/57; undatierter Katalog (um Nov. 1929), in: DigiBaeck, Leo Baeck Institute New York (LBI NY), Gilbert Family Collection, AR 1028/MF 818, Box 7, folder 4, S. 690-921
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