Niya bowcase and quiver info?

[Alanus]

The bow and quiver found in Xinjiang Province has duplicates found in the Crimea and the Bosphorus. The bow was first developed by the Sargats in the 3rd century BC. This was east of the Urals. I'm not in favor of the old term "Hunnic bow," simply because it was invented 700 years before the first historical Huns arrived in Roman literature. These bows never went out of style, and mine is only a decade old. The quiver has also been found in Sarmatian territories north of the Black Sea. I believe the bow-case and quiver were attached to each other. I would guess that the quiver had a hollow reinforcement of some material to keep it rigid, whereas the bow case was nothing more than a leather sleeve. Here is the bow and case depicted in roughly 1st century BC to AD 1st century, as on the Orlat Plaque. Just a wild guess from a barbarian. ;-)0

[attachment=11799]CataphractsinLamellararmorOrlatplaquec.100BC-AD100.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=11800]OrlatBeltPlaquefromSogdiana-2.jpg[/attachment]