Andalusian Arabs Standards - Any Ideas?

[vexillia]

So far I've used Siffin as my source for banners etc. 

I'm now doing a few bits for Arab armies further afield and a touch later.  I'm currently doing some Black Guard for the above and I'm in need of a flag.

All I know is the the Umayyads in Spain used a green standard and a plain green flag will be my fallback option.

Before I do this does anyone have any further information or inspirational pictures.

Thanks.

[Swampster]

THis may wel be too late for you, but if you are going as late as the 12th-13th centuries, there's the Navas de Tolosa banner (though I'm sure I read a theory that it was a wall hanging for a tent rather than a banner).
The Conquest of Mallorca frescos have some https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-conquest-of-mallorca-detail-of-a-fresco-painted-by-an-news-photo/152204090 though these may be from Spanish imagination. At least one is very similar to the Navas de T. banner which could be a common usage or could be the artist using the previously captured one for inspiration. The zig-zag style also appears in the Cantigas de Santa Maria - common actual source?

This has a couple of other bits and pieces for the African dynasties who were involved in Spain https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/84867/white-other-stars-different-flags.html The chequerboard pattern is very fetching.
I wish I had seen the bit about different coloured flags before doing my Almoravids.

[Duncan Head]

The attached is a good pic of the Navas de Tolosa banner that Peter mentioned.

There is an article here on flags taken at Salado in the 14th century.

[Jon Freitag]

What about this? 


At least one of my units carries this banner but not sure if I flagged the Black Guard with it.

[Jon Freitag]

Another version of the banner Duncan mentions.

[Duncan Head]

What about this?

The flag of Saudi Arabia?

[Jon Freitag]

Well, desperate times call for desperate measures...

[Duncan Head]

I wondered if they were sponsoring your army in return for publicity!

[Jon Freitag]

Sponsorship?  The army could use a cash infusion.

[Duncan Head]

This page might be useful, too: note the flag in the second McBride painting.

[vexillia]

 Thanks everyone. 👏

[Ian61]

This page might be useful, too: note the flag in the second McBride painting.

Great multifunction as in the evening they can even play chess on it.

There are of course a number of flags/ coats of arms that use chequerboards - effective if done well. This sits well with the architecture behind that looks rather Alhambran - the palace sports many highly geometric patterns with highly contrasting colours.

[vexillia]

What I have so far is:

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I will work on better colours etc. The tails on the yellow version are too fiddly for 15 mm.  Final version to appear on my blog.

I think the Moroccan is too late for what I'm after.

[vexillia]

Infantry versions:

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Cavalry with matching colour:

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[vexillia]

And a Moroccan version:

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