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druzhina
09-16-2015, 07:53
Supposedly the only Byzantine illustration of shoulder tufts mentioned in Leo VI's Tactica is Digenis (Diogenes) Akritas fights the dragon, 12th century plate (http://warfare.tk/12/Digenis_Akritas_fights_the_dragon.htm)
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=11978&d=1390547738
Other depictions of Diogenes Akritas: Digenis Akritas slays the dragon with five arrows (http://warfare.tk/12/Digenis_Akritas_slays_the_dragon.htm) and Digenis Akritas saves a princess abandoned in the desert (http://warfare.tk/12/Digenis_Akritas_saves_a_princess.htm)

Shoulder tufts are also worn by warriors on the Orlat Battle Plaque, early Sarmatian (Kangju (K'ang-kiu) or Yuezhi)) or Hun (Tashtyk, 'White Huns' - the Hephthalites) (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Orlat_battle_plaque.htm)
Sogdian ruler with shoulder tufts, on a Mortuary Couch, Northern Qi dynasty, A.D. 550-577 (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Sogdian_Mortuary_Couch-MFA-left-centre_detail.htm)

Are there other ancient depictions of warriors with shoulder tufts? I can't remember if I have seen them on Chinese soldiers.

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Orlat Battle Plaque, early Sarmatian (Kangju (K'ang-kiu) or Yuezhi)) or Hun (Tashtyk, 'White Huns' - the Hephthalites) (http://warfare.ga/Ancient/Orlat_battle_plaque.htm)
Sogdian ruler with shoulder tufts, on a Mortuary Couch, Northern Qi dynasty, A.D. 550-577 (http://warfare.ga/Persia/Sogdian_Mortuary_Couch-MFA-left-centre_detail.htm)
Digenis (Diogenes) Akritas fights the dragon (http://warfare.ga/12/Digenis_Akritas_fights_the_dragon.htm)

Druzhina
Byzantine Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Byzantine.htm)

druzhina
09-17-2015, 07:40
Sasanian illustrations with possible shoulder tufts:
Shapur with shoulder tufts in the centre scene of Sassanid Rock Relief at Firuzabad in 224 AD (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Firuzabad.htm)
A Sassanid Cameo of Shapur I vanquishing Emperor Valerian, 260 AD (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Sasanian_Cameo_of_Shapur_and_Valerian.htm)
Cup of Khusrau I, Detail of King, Sassanid, 6th century (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Sasanian_Cup_of_Khusrau_I.htm)
A Sassanid Oval Bowl with Enthronement Scene, 7th Century AD (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Sasanian_Oval_Bowl_with_Enthronement_Scene-large.htm)

Druzhina
Persian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Persia.htm)

druzhina
10-02-2015, 12:28
There are some coins of Khingila, Alchon Huns, (Hepthalite dynasty), 5th century AD, with fly-whisk shoulder tufts (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Khingila.htm). The clearest images are Khingila silver drachm, Alchon Hun, Göbl 61 (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Khingila-G61-lg.htm) and Khingila silver drachm, Alchon Hun, a variant of Göbl 70 (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Khingila-G70var-lg.htm)

Druzhina
Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Ancient.htm)