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IRANIAN WARRIOR 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Sargon II period
An extract fromArmies of the Ancient Near East 3,000 BC to 539 BC
by Nigel Stillman & Nigel Tallis
167. IRANIAN WARRIOR 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Warriors and dignitaries wearing this style of dress in Assyrian reliefs represent peoples of the Zagros Mountains and North-West Iran, such as the Madai (Medes), Mannai, and warriors from regions such as Zikirtu, Zamua, Na'iri and Shupria. The shield is shown being used by the defenders of the city of Pazashi. It was probably made of reeds inserted through strips of coloured leather, in such a way that each reed passed through the strip twice, so that the strip would form a panel on the face of the shield. He uses an animal skin cloak, which is shaped to fasten over one shoulder and has a hole for one arm, to give some protection to his unshielded side. It would be a useful garment generally in these cold regions, (c.f. 73).