Warriors with shoulder tufts
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Topic: Warriors with shoulder tufts
Posted By: Druzhina
Subject: Warriors with shoulder tufts
Date Posted: 02-Oct-2015 at 06:01
Supposedly the only Byzantine illustration of shoulder tufts mentioned in Leo VI's Tactica is http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Digenis_Akritas_fights_the_dragon.htm - Digenis (Diogenes) Akritas fights the dragon, 12th century plate  Other depictions of Diogenes Akritas: http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Digenis_Akritas_slays_the_dragon.htm - Digenis Akritas slays the dragon with five arrows and http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Digenis_Akritas_saves_a_princess.htm - Digenis Akritas saves a princess abandoned in the desert Sasanian illustrations with possible shoulder tufts: http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Sasanian_Oval_Bowl_with_Enthronement_Scene-large.htm - A Sassanid Oval Bowl with Enthronement Scene, 7th Century AD http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Sasanian_Cup_of_Khusrau_I.htm - Cup of Khusrau I, Detail of King, Sassanid, 6th century http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Sasanian_Cameo_of_Shapur_and_Valerian.htm - A Sassanid Cameo of Shapur I vanquishing Emperor Valerian, 260 AD http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Firuzabad.htm - Shapur with shoulder tufts in the centre scene of Sassanid Rock Relief at Firuzabad in 224 AD http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Sogdian_Mortuary_Couch-MFA-left-centre_detail.htm - Sogdian ruler with shoulder tufts, on a Mortuary Couch, Northern Qi dynasty, A.D. 550-577 There are some http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Khingila.htm - coins of Khingila, Alchon Huns, (Hepthalite dynasty), 5th century AD, with fly-whisk shoulder tufts . The clearest images are http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Khingila-G61-lg.htm - Khingila silver drachm, Alchon Hun, Göbl 61 and http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Khingila-G70var-lg.htm - Khingila silver drachm, Alchon Hun, a variant of Göbl 70 http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Orlat_battle_plaque.htm - Shoulder tufts are also worn by warriors on the Orlat Battle Plaque, early Sarmation (Kangju (K'ang-kiu) or Yuezhi)) or Hun (Tashtyk, 'White Huns' - the Hephthalites) Are there other ancient depictions of warriors with shoulder tufts? I can't remember if I have seen them on Chinese soldiers. Druzhina http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Ancient.htm - Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |