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6th-7th century Persian archers

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Topic: 6th-7th century Persian archers
Posted By: Druzhina
Subject: 6th-7th century Persian archers
Date Posted: 28-Jul-2016 at 01:49
6th-7th century Persian archers
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Wall_Hanging-Benaki.htm - Archer in a wall hanging with figures in persian dress, late 6th–early 7th century, Benaki Museum, Athens
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Klimova_enthronement_plate.htm - Archer on 'Khusraw's Dial', a silver plate from Klimova with Sasanian enthronement scene, 7th century. Hermitage Museum S-43
These are perhaps houshold archers. The http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Persia/Taq-i-Bustan_XV-Boar_Hunt-Arrow_Bearer.htm - Sasanian reliefs of Taq-i-Bustan, has an Arrow Bearer in a Royal Boat at a Boar Hunt has very ornate dress.
The headwear on 'Khusraw's Dial' may be a patterned textile hat with a cloth wrapped around it like the wall hanging or on the http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Coptic-Textile-Battle-Louvre.htm - horse-archer on the left in a battle between Arabs, Persians and Ethiopians. Coptic textile fragment, Egypt, late 6th or early 7th century, Louvre , rather than a helmet.
A similar cloth can be seen on the http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Qasr_al-Hayr_al-Gharbi-Horse_archer.htm - horse archer in a floor painting with hunting scene, Umayyad, Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi c.724-43AD

Druzhina
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ancient/Ancient.htm - Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ottoman/Janissary.htm - Ottoman Janissaries.htm , http://warfare.altervista.org/Persia/nadir_bio.htm - Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia



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