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Detail of a horseman from the

Left Back Slab (MFA) of a Sogdian Mortuary Couch

Bas Relief, Northern Qi dynasty, A.D. 550-577

China, Henan province, probably Ce xian


One rider wears a Central Asian coat and has a long straight sword while a Turkish tassel hangs from the bridle. He does not use stirrups.
Source: ELI - 030 - Attila and the Nomad Hordes by David Nicolle (Author), Angus McBride (Illustrator)

Back to the Left Back Slab of this Sogdian Mortuary Couch. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Accession Number: 12.589.