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Royal flag with sun symbol (Front)

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Royal flag with sun symbol Rajasthan, 19th century (1801 - 1900)

  • on display

  • Description

    This radiant sun was the central emblem from a larger, probably triangular flag. It would have been carried in the processions of a Rajput ruler of solar ancestry (claiming descent from Surya the Sun god), such as the Maharana of Mewar.

  • Details

    Associated place
    Rajasthan (place of creation), Udaipur, possible (place of creation)
    Date
    19th century (1801 - 1900)
    Material and technique
    crimson silk, possibly mashru, with gesso and gold leaf decoration
    Dimensions
    with mount 63.5 x 65.5 cm (length x width), 62 x 60 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    cotton, gold
    Object type index
    flag
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 2001.
    Accession no.
    EA2001.172
Reference URL
http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/
object/EA2001.172

Location

    • First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India

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