A Bali krisMid 20th century - image-1

Lot 78 Dα

A Bali krisMid 20th century

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
13.06.2014, 11:00 - India/South East Asia, Tibet/Nepal, Chinese Sculptures
Estimate: 8.000 €
Result: 8.540 € (incl. premium)

A Bali krisMid 20th century

A Bali kris, the ivory wrongka of bebancihan type, the sheath covered with gold foil and three semi-precious stones, the hilt of bayu type, the selut and the mendak covered with gold foil and semi-precious stones. The blade rusty. Mid 20th century.
Due to CITES regulations, we are unable to export this lot to countries outside the EU.
Total length 67 cm

Provenance

State gift of President Dr. Ahmed Sukarno to the German president Dr. Heinrich Lübke on occasion of his visit to Indonesia in 1963
Gift of Wilhelmine Lübke to the husband of the consignor, June 1969