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Detail of the left cavalryman on an
Islamic Sicilian Ivory Casket with Horsemen
This painted ivory box was made by a Muslim craftsman in 12th or 13th century southern Italy or Sicily. The costume and horse-harness suggest that the rider is a so-called 'Saracen' from Sicily or the transported garrison of Lucera. (Museo Nazionale di Bargello, Florence)
Source: p.23, Italian Medieval Armies 1000-1300 by David Nicolle