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Queen with newborn prince

Description Chr. Velder: Queen with newborn prince; characterised as queen by royal crown and splendid robe; kneeling posture indicates humility. Narrative Chr. Velder: 1. in ancient times the feud between the gods and the demons ignited. The powers of darkness tried to conquer the lords of light. Evil fought against good with a thousand wiles. Then the highest of the gods, Phra Isuan , commanded the god Phra Narai to seek rebirth in the human world. And so it happened that in Ayuthaya, at the centre of the world, the aged king Thotsarot gave birth to a lovely baby boy, Phra Ram, by his wife Kaosuriya. He was destined to one day become the most powerful king in the whole world.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Shadow play disc
Dimensions
Height: 115 cm
Width: 72 cm
Material/Technique
Skin (water buffalo (?) or beef ?), Natural colours
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 39789

Provenance and sources

when
Early 20th century
where
Thailand [Land]
who
Frau Verlohe - Former Possessors

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