03-09-2013, 02:06 AM
Ah! THOSE pictures! :grin:
Can't remember who posted them, maybe John or Robert.
The mustaches are impressive, and they show up on stele erected around the time of Alexander's invasion. At least one historian has projected that they were carved by the Saka/Massagetae who went north to a "sanctuary" in the Aral basin. The stele are supposed to represent Saka ancestry. What we see are men with moustaches, no beards. And even on the Pazryk tapestry we see the same thing.
The shoes in these illustrations, I find interesting. One style-- the upturned toe boots-- are about the same as what I wear. I get a kick out of movies which show "barbarians" wearing rags and furs, much like cavemen. The Sala/Alans were very style-concious, as were all steppe tribes... especially the women, who wore head-gear that towered into the sky. We see this influence on both the Mongols and Chinese, but the earliest examples are seen in the Altai and at Issyk Kul. Here are a few "stylish" illustrations:
[attachment=6647]SakaHorsemanPazyryk300BCE.jpg[/attachment]
This guy is riding a horse of the same "style" we see on the Orlat Plaque. Quite the moustache.
[attachment=6648]Sakanobles.jpg[/attachment]
Here is an artist's representation of the clothes worn by the Ukok princess and her consort.
[attachment=6649]Tomyriswithlong-swordakinakes.JPG[/attachment]
This is a modern interpretaion of Tomyris, complete with akinakes and long-sword worn from a scabbard slide. The scabbard slide, according to Truesdale, does got back to the time of Tomyris.
Can't remember who posted them, maybe John or Robert.
The mustaches are impressive, and they show up on stele erected around the time of Alexander's invasion. At least one historian has projected that they were carved by the Saka/Massagetae who went north to a "sanctuary" in the Aral basin. The stele are supposed to represent Saka ancestry. What we see are men with moustaches, no beards. And even on the Pazryk tapestry we see the same thing.
The shoes in these illustrations, I find interesting. One style-- the upturned toe boots-- are about the same as what I wear. I get a kick out of movies which show "barbarians" wearing rags and furs, much like cavemen. The Sala/Alans were very style-concious, as were all steppe tribes... especially the women, who wore head-gear that towered into the sky. We see this influence on both the Mongols and Chinese, but the earliest examples are seen in the Altai and at Issyk Kul. Here are a few "stylish" illustrations:
[attachment=6647]SakaHorsemanPazyryk300BCE.jpg[/attachment]
This guy is riding a horse of the same "style" we see on the Orlat Plaque. Quite the moustache.
[attachment=6648]Sakanobles.jpg[/attachment]
Here is an artist's representation of the clothes worn by the Ukok princess and her consort.
[attachment=6649]Tomyriswithlong-swordakinakes.JPG[/attachment]
This is a modern interpretaion of Tomyris, complete with akinakes and long-sword worn from a scabbard slide. The scabbard slide, according to Truesdale, does got back to the time of Tomyris.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
