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    Lightbulb Armoured cavalrymen attacking a fortress, from Semireçye in Central Asia

    I have found a good image of armoured cavalrymen attacking a fortress, from Semireçye in Central Asia, 9th-10th century, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, S-46


    It is probably the siege of Jericho even though the man holding an ark and the seven trumpeters are on the lower level of the fortification.
    There are three standards shown, various maces, one perhaps an animals head, the bowcases are for unstrung bows, the quivers for arrows point upwards. The helmets have knobs or points on top and a hint of a nasal similar to illustrations of helmets from the Tarim basin.

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    armoured cavalrymen attacking a fortress, from Semireçye in Central Asia, 9th-10th century, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, S-46

    Druzhina
    Plates with figures from Persia and Central Asia
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    Last edited by druzhina; 06-11-2018 at 02:04.

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    Default Re: Armoured cavalrymen attacking a fortress, from Semireçye in Central Asia

    Quote Originally Posted by druzhina View Post
    ... the seven trumpeters are on the lower lover of the fortification.
    Sadly, neither the lower nor the upper lovers are visible in your screenshot. Could you give up a zoom in, or failing that at least a graphic description of what the lovers are doing? :)
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