Here is my collection of 9th-10th century warriors depicted on ceramics from Nishapur in eastern Persia:
Bowls with figures from Nishapur, Kurasan, Iran, 9th-10th centuries, Saffarid-Samanid period (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowls.htm)
Bowl with a Drinker, 8th-9th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 40-170-14 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Metmuseum-40-170-14.htm)
Warrior wearing a pointed helmet and a studded shirt, east Persia or Transoxiana, 10th Century. Bonhams 168-16221 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Bonhams-168-16221.htm)
Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Bonhams 63-18697 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Bonhams-63-18697.htm)
Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran or Samarqand, Uzbekistan. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Metmuseum-40-170-23.htm)
Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York 66-176 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Metmuseum-66-176.htm) is very similar to a mirror image of Bonhams 168-16221.
Bowl with warror with sword, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome, Italy (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_Bowl-MNAO.htm)
Bowl with horseman with Leopard, 9th Century, Nishapur, Iran,. National Museum of Iran, Tehran (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur-Bowl-Tehran.htm)
Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, birds and Kufic script, 9th-10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Berlin.htm)
Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, 9th-10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Museum of Islamic Arts, Sharjah, UAE (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Sharjar-UAE.htm)
Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Victoria and Albert Museum C294-1987 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-C294-1987.htm)
Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Denver Art Museum (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_Bowl-Denver-1967-93.htm)
Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Furughi Collection, Tehran (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-Furughi.htm)
Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, 10th Century. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_bowl-San_Francisco.htm)
Nishapur Plate with Cavalry & Infantry. Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale 'Giuseppe Tucci' (with leopards sitting on the horses) (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_plate.htm)
Bowl with depiction of an armoured musician, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Nishapur_plate-Nelson.htm)
There is also this bowl, which is similar to the 1st Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale bowl:
(http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15021&d=1426734789)
Does anyone have any information on this or a larger image?
Does anyone have a coloured image of a foot soldier on a 9th-10th Century Persian Jug, Saffarid or Samanid Period (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Iranian_with_war-axe-Louvre.htm)
MIRROR SITES
Bowls with figures from Nishapur, Kurasan, Iran, 9th-10th centuries, Saffarid-Samanid period (http://www.warfare.netau.net/6-10/Nishapur_bowls.htm)
Bowls with figures from Nishapur, Kurasan, Iran, 9th-10th centuries, Saffarid-Samanid period (http://www.warfare.meximas.com/6-10/Nishapur_bowls.htm)
Druzhina
10th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/10C.htm)
Some interesting ones there, D.
The style of some of them.....Hmmm :-\
Cheers - Phil
Great collection D.
Do the herringbone patterns resemble armour do we think, or local fashions at the time?
I know this is slightly off topic D, but do you have an overall index page?
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 March 2015, 06:55:21 AM
Great collection D.
Do the herringbone patterns resemble armour do we think, or local fashions at the time?
I know this is slightly off topic D, but do you have an overall index page?
David Nicole, in his thesis, interprets that on the 1st Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale bowl as armour
The overall index page is Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/index.htm) which lists the century and regional indices.
Druzhina
9th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/9C.htm)
Moderator types, any chance of pinning that link in a separate thread!
That's a fairly biffy piece of research :o
Amazes me the effort forum members put in.
Top notch :-bd
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 March 2015, 07:38:22 AM
Moderator types, any chance of pinning that link in a separate thread!
Ummm....I'll leave that to Leon.
I might break, or delete something. :-[
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 March 2015, 07:38:22 AM
Moderator types, any chance of pinning that link in a separate thread!
Done, it's down in the Resources thread now. I actually need to move all of these threads down into Resources as well.
I have added a couple of extracts, from David Nicole's thesis, about Khurāsānian cavalry and infantry.
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/index.htm)