Try Amazon Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks
Try Amazon Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks
Assyrian Medium Horse Archer
New Assyrian Empire - Ashurbanipal period
An extract from
Armies and Enemies of Ancient Egypt and Assyria, 3200BC to 612BC
by Alan Buttery
103. Medium Horse Archer
These men were dressed similarly to Fig. 100 and carried the angular bow.
The bow illustrated was of an elaborate type with a grip of twisted string and ends in the shape of a lion's head.
The helmets worn by this type of soldier bore thick ribbing which was characteristic of the period of Ashurbanipal,
although the technique of this heavy reinforcing was probably introduced by Esarhaddon.
Warriors armed and dressed as this manned some of the chariots of Ashurbanipal and carried circular shields.
Other charioteers of the period were similar to the earliest examples (Fig. 64) but had their hair secured by bands of rope as in (a).
Next: 104. Scythian Horse Archer, in Armies and Enemies of Ancient Egypt and Assyria by Alan Buttery