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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9544472, member: 2844"]Definitely antique Indonesian, and a beauty. You have a good piece there.</p><p>However, it is much more likely to be from Madura, especially with that green (Islam) on the sides. I would say 19th century.</p><p>Madura is north of East Java, Bali is east of Java.</p><p><br /></p><p>The carving around the lock, or rather lack thereof, looks inspired by the type of iron locks on 17th and 18th century Dutch chests. You wouldn't see that on Bali, because it was only colonised in the 20th century, when those Dutch chests were no longer used.</p><p>Madura was colonised in the 18th century, and Madurese carvers are known for incorporating Dutch elements in their art.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]454113[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/side-of-chest-png.454064/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Stylistically Balinese art is related to that of Java and Madura. In the Middle Ages Bali was colonised by the East Javanese Majapahit empire, of which Madura was an equal partner. East Javanese culture became the dominant culture in Bali, and much of it is still visible in Bali.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9544472, member: 2844"]Definitely antique Indonesian, and a beauty. You have a good piece there. However, it is much more likely to be from Madura, especially with that green (Islam) on the sides. I would say 19th century. Madura is north of East Java, Bali is east of Java. The carving around the lock, or rather lack thereof, looks inspired by the type of iron locks on 17th and 18th century Dutch chests. You wouldn't see that on Bali, because it was only colonised in the 20th century, when those Dutch chests were no longer used. Madura was colonised in the 18th century, and Madurese carvers are known for incorporating Dutch elements in their art. [ATTACH=full]454113[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/side-of-chest-png.454064/[/IMG] Stylistically Balinese art is related to that of Java and Madura. In the Middle Ages Bali was colonised by the East Javanese Majapahit empire, of which Madura was an equal partner. East Javanese culture became the dominant culture in Bali, and much of it is still visible in Bali.[/QUOTE]
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