druzhina
01-20-2017, 06:19
My collection of illustrations of Nubian Soldiers, 8th-13th century:
A Nubian Warrior Saint, Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, 8th-century, National Museum Warsaw (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Saint.htm)
Archangel Gabriel with sword, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 8th-century, Polish National Museum no. 234038MN (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Archangel_Gabriel.htm)
St. Menas, Nubian, 9th-10th centuries AD. British Library Ms, Or. 6805, folio 10r (http://warfare.tk/6-10/St_Menas-BL_Or_6805.htm)
Fresco from Faras Cathedral, 'Deposition of Christ from the Cross', 10th century AD, Nubian (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras_Cathedral-Deposition.htm)
Nubian Warrior Saint. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 10th-century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Merkuriuos.htm)
Archangel Michael, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, Second half of the 10th century, Polish National Museum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Archangel_Michael.htm)
Fresco fragments, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, St. Mercurius, late 10th-early 11th centuries AD, Nubian, Sudan National Museum, Khartoum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Mercurius.htm)
St. Theodore Stratelites as a cavalryman, Coptic fresco, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/11/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Theodore.htm)
Coptic fresco of St. Phiobammon as a cavalryman, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/11/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Phiobammon.htm)
Saint Merkurios, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 11th century, Polish National Museum no. 149672MN (http://warfare.tk/11/Nubia-Faras-St_Merkuriuos.htm)
Nubian Warrior Martyr. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 12th-13th centuries, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Martyr.htm)
Parchment depicting warrior saints, Nubian, Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubian_parchment_from_Qasr_Ibrim.htm)
Wood a carving of a warrior on horseback carrying a lance, Qasr Ibrim, Nubian, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubian_wooden_plaque_from_Qasr_Ibrim.htm)
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=20318&d=1513058463
Most of these are of warrior saints, but, the Deposition scene shows ordinary soldiers. Do the helmets have nasals even though they are flesh coloured?
Nubia and the Sudan in Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098 by David Nicolle & Graham Turner (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Armies_of_the_Caliphates_862-1098-H.htm) with links to the sources used.
Mirror Site:
Nubian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.ga/Ancient/Coptic.htm#Nubia)
Druzhina
Nubian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Coptic.htm#Nubia)
A Nubian Warrior Saint, Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, 8th-century, National Museum Warsaw (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Saint.htm)
Archangel Gabriel with sword, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 8th-century, Polish National Museum no. 234038MN (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Archangel_Gabriel.htm)
St. Menas, Nubian, 9th-10th centuries AD. British Library Ms, Or. 6805, folio 10r (http://warfare.tk/6-10/St_Menas-BL_Or_6805.htm)
Fresco from Faras Cathedral, 'Deposition of Christ from the Cross', 10th century AD, Nubian (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras_Cathedral-Deposition.htm)
Nubian Warrior Saint. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 10th-century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Merkuriuos.htm)
Archangel Michael, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, Second half of the 10th century, Polish National Museum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Nubia-Faras-Archangel_Michael.htm)
Fresco fragments, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, St. Mercurius, late 10th-early 11th centuries AD, Nubian, Sudan National Museum, Khartoum (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Mercurius.htm)
St. Theodore Stratelites as a cavalryman, Coptic fresco, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/11/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Theodore.htm)
Coptic fresco of St. Phiobammon as a cavalryman, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/11/Abd_Allah_Nirqi-Nubia-St_Phiobammon.htm)
Saint Merkurios, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 11th century, Polish National Museum no. 149672MN (http://warfare.tk/11/Nubia-Faras-St_Merkuriuos.htm)
Nubian Warrior Martyr. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 12th-13th centuries, Sudan National Museum (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubia-Faras-Warrior-Martyr.htm)
Parchment depicting warrior saints, Nubian, Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubian_parchment_from_Qasr_Ibrim.htm)
Wood a carving of a warrior on horseback carrying a lance, Qasr Ibrim, Nubian, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries (http://warfare.tk/12/Nubian_wooden_plaque_from_Qasr_Ibrim.htm)
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=20318&d=1513058463
Most of these are of warrior saints, but, the Deposition scene shows ordinary soldiers. Do the helmets have nasals even though they are flesh coloured?
Nubia and the Sudan in Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098 by David Nicolle & Graham Turner (http://warfare.tk/6-10/Armies_of_the_Caliphates_862-1098-H.htm) with links to the sources used.
Mirror Site:
Nubian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.ga/Ancient/Coptic.htm#Nubia)
Druzhina
Nubian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Ancient/Coptic.htm#Nubia)