Comparison of Arab, Syrian or Byzantine Horse Archers on Silk, 7th-9th Centuries

Barham Gur Shoots a Lion and an Onager with One Arrow

Click for the full image. Silk fabric from the Shrine of St. Kunibert, 8th century AD Syrian, Erzbischöfliches Museum, Cologne.

Click for a larger image. Oriental textile possibly of Syrian or Byzantine origin showing influence of Persian designs. Date/Period: c. 600 AD. Material: Silk. Sacristy of St Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

Click for the full image. 8th Century AD: Part of a medallion with two horsemen. Silk. Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. Used to cover the inner faces of doors of the gold altar (835) of Sant'Ambrogio. (reversed image)

Click for the full image. Fragmentary Textile with Hunting Motif 8th century Syria Moschevaya Balka Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Photo by Oleg Belaychuk (reversed image)

Click for the full image. Dress of Otto II. The shroud of St Calais Byzantine silk, dated to the 8-9th century Musée-Bibliothèque, Saint-Calais, France (reversed image)

Click for the full image. Syria, silk textile fragment with hunting scenes, 8th-9th centuries, Ascoli Diocesan Museum, Italy. (reversed image)