Lot 576
TWO MALAYAN KRIS KNIVES AND SCABBARDS.
A Kris type knife with a 31cm sharpened wavy edged blade with textured surface, the curved grip in the form of a seated lion-man, the elaborate carved hardwood scabbard all-over carved with scrolling foliate and lion mask decoration, 48cm overall, and a similar knife with a 53cm straight edged, sharpened ridged blade, with a carved, pierced and white metal mounted grip, the scabbard with repeated horizontal copper bindings, 68cm overall. (2)
