09-16-2016, 06:58 AM
Such mounds were also used by Sassanian army during famous siege of Amida for torsion weaponry so it is impossible to detect sort of artillery just by use of mounds as already stated.
Below sketch is from a wall painting with very nice depiction of traction trebuchet from the palace of Piandjikent, Transoxania is now in Hermitage Museum and is dated somewhere between the 7th - 8th Centuries.
![[Image: transox2.gif]](http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/pics/histrac/transox2.gif)
I searched a lot to find original colored painting but failed. Judging from sketch pulling crew does not look like Arabs to me. Also, Chinese influence on the structure of the machine is apparent. This could be sign of direct connection between Chinese and Sassanian military.
Below sketch is from a wall painting with very nice depiction of traction trebuchet from the palace of Piandjikent, Transoxania is now in Hermitage Museum and is dated somewhere between the 7th - 8th Centuries.
I searched a lot to find original colored painting but failed. Judging from sketch pulling crew does not look like Arabs to me. Also, Chinese influence on the structure of the machine is apparent. This could be sign of direct connection between Chinese and Sassanian military.
posted by Semih Koyuncu
