File:Bulgar warior.jpg

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Summary

A mounted warrior in armor leads a captive by pulling his hair, while the severed head of an enemy hangs from his saddle. Depiction on a gold jug (or pitcher) from the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós. The horseman represents a warrior of one of the steppe khanates of the 7th to 10th centuries (Avars, Khazars, Magyars, Bulgars, etc.).

Copyright status:

public domain

Source:

website of the Bulgarian Military Academy - Sofia.

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current03:24, 3 May 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:24, 3 May 2021491 × 486 (156 KB)Thales (talk | contribs)A mounted warrior in armor leads a captive by pulling his hair, while the severed head of an enemy hangs from his saddle. Depiction on a gold jug (or pitcher) from the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós. The horseman represents a warrior of one of the st...
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