Illustrations of Nubian Soldiers, 8th-13th century

Started by Druzhina, 20 January 2017, 05:20:10 AM

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Druzhina

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
Archangel Gabriel with sword, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 8th-century, Polish National Museum no. 234038MN
St. Menas, Nubian, 9th-10th centuries AD. British Library Ms, Or. 6805, folio 10r
Fresco from Faras Cathedral, 'Deposition of Christ from the Cross', 10th century AD, Nubian
Nubian Warrior Saint. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 10th-century, Sudan National Museum
Archangel Michael, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, Second half of the 10th century, Polish National Museum
Fresco fragments, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, St. Mercurius, late 10th-early 11th centuries AD, Nubian, Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
St. Theodore Stratelites as a cavalryman, Coptic fresco, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum
Coptic fresco of St. Phiobammon as a cavalryman, Church of 'Abd Allah Nirqi, Nubia, early 11th century, Sudan National Museum
Saint Merkurios, Nubia. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 11th century, Polish National Museum no. 149672MN
Nubian Warrior Martyr. Mural from the Cathedral in Faras, Sudan, 12th-13th centuries, Sudan National Museum
Parchment depicting warrior saints, Nubian, Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries
Wood a carving of a warrior on horseback carrying a lance, Qasr Ibrim, Nubian, Egypt, 12th-13th centuries


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 with links to the sources used.


Druzhina
Nubian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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