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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
- Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan (place of creation)
- Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Udaipur (possible, place of creation)
Date

19th century (1801 - 1900)

Material and technique

crimson silk and cotton (mashru), with gesso and gold leaf decoration

Dimensions

with mount 63.5 x 65.5 cm (height x width), 62 x 60 cm (height x width)

Material index

cotton, silk, gesso, gold

Technique index

woven

Object type index

flag

No. of items

1

Credit line

Purchased, 2001.

Accession no.

EA2001.172