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Persian armoured cavalry in the

Sassanid Rock Relief of Bahram II at Naqsh-i Rustam



Photo by Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA





Referenced as figure 51 in The military technology of classical Islam by D Nicolle
51. Rock-relief, "Fallen Kushan (?)," Triumph of Bahrām II, late 3rd century AD, Sassanian, in situ, Naqsh-i Rustam (Pope).
See Khūd Helmets by David Nicolle, an extract from The military technology of classical Islam



See also Persian armoured cavalry in the Sassanid Rock Relief of Shapur II at Naqsh-i Rustam
Other Persian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers