Fatimid horseman from Ifriqiyah on a 10th-12th Century Plate, Tunisia. Bardo Museum.

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Fatimid horseman from Ifriqiyah

A plate decorated with a drawing of a Fatimid horseman wearing a large turban and carrying a spear.
Country of Origin: Tunisia. Culture: Islamic.
Date/Period: Fatimid period 10th-12th century.
Place of Origin: Sabra palace outside Kairouan.
Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/Bardo Museum, Tunis.

Referenced on p9, The Moors - The Islamic West - 7th-15th Centuries AD by David Nicolle:
Fragmentary ceramic plate showing an Arab or Berber cavalryman with a large turban.

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