File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art jly 1858.1.jpg

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Pair of Fly-whisk Handles  wikidata:Q107663558 reasonator:Q107663558
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Pair of Fly-whisk Handles
label QS:Len,"Pair of Fly-whisk Handles"
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Object type jewelry Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Fly-whisks (or chauri) of peacock feathers, an ancient Indian attribute of royalty, or yak tails were adopted by the Mughals and their tributaries soon after they established themselves in the su ... See full description on web site.
Date circa 1730
date QS:P571,+1730-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium silver, partly on a lac core, gilt, enamelled and set with diamonds in gold kundan
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation India, Rajasthan, probably Jaipur
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-pair-of-fly-whisk-handles-jly1858/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Pair of Fly-whisk Handles
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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