"10thC warriors on ceramics from Nishapur, eastern Persia" Topic
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Druzhina | 18 Mar 2015 10:00 p.m. PST |
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 Bowl with a Drinker, 8th-9th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 40-170-14 Warrior wearing a pointed helmet and a studded shirt, east Persia or Transoxiana, 10th Century. Bonhams 168-16221 Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Bonhams 63-18697 Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran or Samarqand, Uzbekistan. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bowl with a Man Holding a Sword and Shield, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York 66-176 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 Bowl with horseman with Leopard, 9th Century, Nishapur, Iran,. National Museum of Iran, Tehran Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, birds and Kufic script, 9th-10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, 9th-10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Museum of Islamic Arts, Sharjah, UAE Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Victoria and Albert Museum C294-1987 Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Denver Art Museum Bowl with horseman, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. Furughi Collection, Tehran Bowl with depiction of a cavalryman, 10th Century. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Nishapur Plate with Cavalry & Infantry. Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale 'Giuseppe Tucci' (with leopards sitting on the horses) Bowl with depiction of an armoured musician, 10th Century, Nishapur, Iran. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City There is also this bowl, which is similar to the 1st Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale bowl:
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 MIRROR SITES Bowls with figures from Nishapur, Kurasan, Iran, 9th-10th centuries, Saffarid-Samanid period Bowls with figures from Nishapur, Kurasan, Iran, 9th-10th centuries, Saffarid-Samanid period Druzhina 10th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |
GurKhan | 19 Mar 2015 3:02 a.m. PST |
Excellent collection, many thanks! I've seen quite a few of those before, but certainly not all of them together. |
Lewisgunner | 20 Mar 2015 11:07 a.m. PST |
Lovely stuff. No doubt there is a story behind the figures they represent. |
Druzhina | 21 Mar 2015 5:35 a.m. PST |
The Shahnama was composed in nearby Ghazni in the tenth century, so it is a possibility for portrayal of stories. I have added a couple of extracts, from David Nicole's thesis, about Khurāsānian cavalry and infantry. Druzhina Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |
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