A keris Banjermasin from Kalimantan, Indonesia

Blade length: 32.5cm
Overall length: 40cm
19th century
 
A keris or "kris" dagger from Banjarmasin in Borneo. The gilt bras hilt is decorated with rock crystal. This style of keris is famously sometimes decorated with intan intan rough cut diamonds, but unfortunately the stones on this example have all tested negative.