6th-7th century Persian archers

[Druzhina]

6th-7th century Persian archers
Archer in a wall hanging with figures in persian dress, late 6th–early 7th century, Benaki Museum, Athens
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 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 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 horse archer in a floor painting with hunting scene, Umayyad, Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi c.724-43AD

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Ancient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are beautiful, I love the plate.

[Techno]

Plate IS nice.

I just wish we could see some of the pieces 'restored'....Or artistic interpretations by experts, shown next to the originals.

Still, very worth while showing 'what's left'....Good finds again, D.

Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Plate IS nice.

I just wish we could see some of the pieces 'restored'

Surely you could have looked at the originals when they were made?

[Druzhina]

Plate IS nice.

I just wish we could see some of the pieces 'restored'....Or artistic interpretations by experts, shown next to the originals.

Still, very worth while showing 'what's left'....Good finds again, D.

Cheers - Phil

Some authors do this. Some list sources, but in Osprey publications the more sources they list the more likely their reconstruction is fantasy. Books sometimes don't show an image of a source because they would have to pay for photography so you get more B&W author's photos instead.  The reconstructions are usually copyright so you shouldn't get more than a extract on the web.   I have put up some, an example is:
Mural of Saint Mercurius in Ohrid, Macedonia, c.1295AD. The church of St. Clement and St. Panteleimon in Ohrid and reconstruction by Angus McBride

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Byzantine Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Techno]

And THAT is awesome.
(I understand exactly what you're saying.)

Cheers - Phil

[nikharwood]

Those are beautiful, I love the plate.

Yep. Me too