Persian archer equipment

[Dan D'Silva]

... Excellent. It's not exactly right but it's the closest of anything I've seen on the market.

As per your illustration of the Persepolis reliefs -- which are also my main source -- the curved, stitched side of the Achaemenian gorytos faces up (counter to way the bow curves -- a little strange, as I've noted earlier; presumably the bow ends before the gorytos starts curving). With this horse bow case, it would appear to be the reverse... If one altered the suspension system so the stitched side is facing up, then the bow would sit in the case with its staff up, string down, possibly putting pressure on the string. Does anyone think this would damage the bow?