"Mamluk rulers and their guards, 14thC" Topic
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| Druzhina | 09 Jan 2017 10:27 p.m. PST |
Here are two 14th century illustrations of Mamluk rulers and their guards:
An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan. 14th century AD, Mamluk Egyptian. Ambrosian Library
Iskander as an Enthroned Arab Ruler and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jahiz. The band around the helmets is reminiscent of some in the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X, Spain, 13th century
The axe is a different type than that of a Mamluk Tabardar on the Baptistère de Saint Louis, 14th century, Louvre
The animal supporters are rare as most thrones in muslim illustrations of the period don't have supporters, many don't even have legs – e.g. illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri.
Examples with animal supporters are a Ruler on a throne supported by animals & his guards on a Ewer, Ayyubid Jazirah, 1246-1247, The Walters,
and a Ruler on a throne supported by animals & his guards on a silver bowl, from Iran or Afghanistan, 11th century, Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
The influence probably comes from Sasanian kings on thrones supported by animals on Persian and Central Asian plates Druzhina
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| tigrifsgt | 10 Jan 2017 6:34 a.m. PST |
Druzhina: Not to steal your thread. I have a question on the Plastic Figures Board about arab bows. Someone suggested that you may be able to answer it. TIG |
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