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Assyrian armour found in China
Dan Howard Offline
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12-10-2021, 09:15 PM
It is Subeixi or Scythian, not Assyrian. The one in the MET dates to the same time period.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26565

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We know what Assyrian-style scale armour looks like because of the dig at Nineveh and it looks nothing like this.
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Assyrian armour found in China - by kavan - 12-10-2021, 07:16 AM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Dan Howard - 12-10-2021, 09:15 PM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-11-2021, 03:03 AM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-11-2021, 10:31 PM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-11-2021, 11:45 PM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-12-2021, 06:11 PM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-12-2021, 11:06 PM
RE: Assyrian armour found in China - by Feinman - 12-15-2021, 12:23 AM

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