Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile picture

Fihri

@Fihriposts

J1-FGC1721 - H5a

Joined October 2023
  • Tweets302
  • Following75
  • Followers546
180Media
Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)Photo by Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Bronze Age, copper alloy lamellar armor, with axe and dagger from excavations in Saudi Arabia.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile pictureFihri@FihripostsAug 31
A lance head & fenestrated axe from Grave al-Nasīm E-g2, Tayma oasis (Saudi Arabia), dated to the Early–Middle Bronze Age transition (~2033–1920 BCE). A. Hausleiter, A. Zur, Tayma in the Bronze Age (c. 2000 BCE): Settlement and Funerary Landscapes.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
1
3
142
Three Roman production iron arrowheads dated to the 1st - 4th c. CE. found at a decorated Nabataean tomb at Madāʾin Sālih, ancient Hegra, in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
8
306
The paper proposes that Nabatean archers, who possibly served as Roman auxiliary, could've been buried there after service. journals.openedition.org/syr…
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
48
The "Mamilla" hoard, unearthed just west of Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate, a 7th-century weapons hoard containing six swords, spearheads, and shield bosses provide a glimpse into the military equipment of the Byzantine-Early Caliphate transition period.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
4
2
16
408
Another Byzantine Asiatic-type spatha was found in Spain with silver Umayyad coins dating to the 9th C., held in a private collection. xitter.cf/Fihriposts/status/2108…
Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile pictureFihri@FihripostsOct 9
Repost - 9th C. Iron sword with Umayyad Emirate dirham coin hoard, it is the oldest sword known from al-Andalus.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
2
50
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile pictureFihri@FihripostsAug 16
The gate of Qasr al-Mushatta is probably the most intricate surviving medieval gate in the world, in terms of scale. Built 743-744 CE. in the Jordanian desert, the whole fortified palace was never finished.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
13
181
6,853
Iron Celtiberian "pugio" dagger with scabbard, Iberia, 1st C. BCE. Lyon & Turnbull Auction. The Romans actually adopted Iberian short sword and dagger designs, which would become the famous gladius.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
2
19
520
Neo-Assyrian Copper alloy lameller armor, 800-700 BCE. from Ardabil, Iran. Neo-Assyrian Iron conical helmet, 800BC-700 BCE. from Nimrud, Iraq. Double-edged long sword with hilt and blade of iron, 1100–600 BCE. from Saruq al-Hadid, UAE.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
8
27
860
3rd C. Sassanian ridge helmet found in Dura-Europos also shows a mail aventail. Mail is an ingenious Celtic invention, the tradition of full face covering could be an eastern frontier tradition.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile pictureFihri@FihripostsNov 8
There's this wall mural from a synagogue in Dura-Europos, Syria, pre-244 CE. Which shows mail hauberks with coifs, which is interesting for the 3rd C. They are usually not depicted by modern illustrators, but they were used by Roman soldiers, in this region at least.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
3
5
1
40
3,205
There's this wall mural from a synagogue in Dura-Europos, Syria, pre-244 CE. Which shows mail hauberks with coifs, which is interesting for the 3rd C. They are usually not depicted by modern illustrators, but they were used by Roman soldiers, in this region at least.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
7
1
44
2,265
Qasr Bshir is one of the best-preserved examples of a castellum (a small Roman fort) located in Jordan. Built in 293–305 AD under Emperor Diocletian. Part of the Limes Arabicus, protecting against Saracen raids into Roman territory.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
4
20
124
3,014
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
4
297
Qasr al-Alia in the Makkah province, Saudi Arabia. Built with black basalt rubble stone masonry. Dating to the 7-8th century CE.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
6
19
203
5,454
Silk from 10-12th century CE. Spain.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
5
82
3
518
10,572
Ikat tiraz 960–80 CE. from Yemen. The gold leaf still shines. The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
13
1
70
1,489
1. Fragment with the name of Abbasid Caliph al-Muti, 946–974, Egypt. 2. Fragment with the name of Abbasid caliph, al-Mu'tadid 892–902, Eastern Iran or Khurasan. 3 & 4. Fragments with the name of Abbasid Caliph Al-Radi bi'llah, 934 – 940, Egypt.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Fihri (@Fihriposts) profile pictureFihri@FihripostsOct 29
Abbasid and Tulunid carved wood panels from Fustat, Egypt. Abbasid Carved or molded prayer niche from Samarra, Iraq. 9th Century CE.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
2
3
1
31
1,099
7th C. Byzantine Bandhelm, with chainmail and plate aventail. Found in Thebes, Egypt. Brooklyn Museum
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
2
13
66
1,226
6 - 7th C. Sassanian segmented helmet. Found in Nineveh, Iraq. The British Museum
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
4
275
6th century CE. conical spangenhelm from Nineveh, Iraq, The British Museum. 7th or 8th century CE. conical spangenhelm from Iran, The Khalili Collections. Ivory plaque of a standing Umayyad era soldier, first half of 8th century CE. Humayma, Jordan.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
11
31
1,155
Charging Sogdian Cavalry 7th-8th C. Piandjikent, Tadzjikistan, now in Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
1
2
2
311
These conical spangenhelm are of Sogdian type, and were widely used, by war spoils, trade or ordered manufacturing by Arab forces of the 8th C.
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
Image from Fihri (@Fihriposts)
2
129
Load more