A Dagger (Keris) Holder From Cirebon Sultanate in 18th Century. Depicting Ganapati/Batara Gana/Earthly Angle Holding a Dh’ulfiqar’s Sword of Ali, the nephew of the Prophet. Collection of National Gallery of Australia [874×2000]
by upperballsman
A Dagger (Keris) Holder From Cirebon Sultanate in 18th Century. Depicting Ganapati/Batara Gana/Earthly Angle Holding a Dh’ulfiqar’s Sword of Ali, the nephew of the Prophet. Collection of National Gallery of Australia [874×2000]
by upperballsman
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*Earthly Angel
I love syncretism
I was literally thinking about how I literally know nothing about Islamic Javanese artefacts from the early modern period and now I see this. Crazy coincidence.