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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 300958, member: 2844"]Mariyan, it is beautiful. As Holly said, it is a Piha-Kaetta dagger, also known as Pihiya. Most of the ones I've seen are Kandy era, 18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/sitebuilder/images/Sri_Lankan_Pia-Kaeta_Kandy_3_-945x335.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/1398.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/1398.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/1398.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://armsandantiques.com/image/data/2013-10/PA270381.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://armsandantiques.com/fine-18th-c-ceylonese-sri-lankan-pia-kaetta-dagger-id718" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://armsandantiques.com/fine-18th-c-ceylonese-sri-lankan-pia-kaetta-dagger-id718" rel="nofollow">http://armsandantiques.com/fine-18th-c-ceylonese-sri-lankan-pia-kaetta-dagger-id718</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one comes with a sheath, and a stylus for writing, so more than the one in the auction, but at least it shows a price:</p><p><img src="http://mandarinmansion.com/images/ceylon/serapendiya-pihiya/serapendiya-pihiya.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://mandarinmansion.com/unusual-pihiya-piha-kaetta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mandarinmansion.com/unusual-pihiya-piha-kaetta" rel="nofollow">http://mandarinmansion.com/unusual-pihiya-piha-kaetta</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The value of the one in the auction also depends on materials and condition. I can't advise you on what to do. I don't know the market in Sri Lanka.</p><p>If it is Kandy era and the condition is good, I think collectors overhere would pay $300 without the blink of an eye.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 300958, member: 2844"]Mariyan, it is beautiful. As Holly said, it is a Piha-Kaetta dagger, also known as Pihiya. Most of the ones I've seen are Kandy era, 18th century. [IMG]http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/sitebuilder/images/Sri_Lankan_Pia-Kaeta_Kandy_3_-945x335.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/1398.html[/URL] [IMG]http://armsandantiques.com/image/data/2013-10/PA270381.JPG[/IMG] [URL]http://armsandantiques.com/fine-18th-c-ceylonese-sri-lankan-pia-kaetta-dagger-id718[/URL] This one comes with a sheath, and a stylus for writing, so more than the one in the auction, but at least it shows a price: [IMG]http://mandarinmansion.com/images/ceylon/serapendiya-pihiya/serapendiya-pihiya.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://mandarinmansion.com/unusual-pihiya-piha-kaetta[/URL] The value of the one in the auction also depends on materials and condition. I can't advise you on what to do. I don't know the market in Sri Lanka. If it is Kandy era and the condition is good, I think collectors overhere would pay $300 without the blink of an eye.[/QUOTE]
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