An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The 'Kitab al-Hayawan' of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. 14th century. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.

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An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ

An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The 'Kitab al-Hayawan' of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. 14th century. (Ambrosian Library)

A seated man with a straight sword. The Zoology of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. fourteenth century. (Ambrosian Library)
Source: p210, Plate 214, "Medieval Arab Arms" by Adbel Rahman Zaky, pp202-212 in: Islamic Arms and Armour, ed. Robert Elgood, London 1979.

From the same manuscript: Iskander as an Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ. p25a. 14th century. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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