Elephant, Riders & Tower on a Bactrian silver disk Dec 19, 2013 14:12:41 GMT 3 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Druzhina on Dec 19, 2013 14:12:41 GMT 3 Elephant and Riders on a Bactrian silver disk.This is probably the main source for the drawing of Fig. 183 Elephants with towers, by Ian Heath in the 1982 edition of 'Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359BC to 146BC' by Duncan Head.The tower in the drawing is a lot taller than on the dish. It is difficult to make out the beast on the cloth in the photo.MIRROR SITEElephant and Riders on a Bactrian silver disk.DruzhinaAncient Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
Elephant, Riders & Tower on a Bactrian silver disk Dec 20, 2013 12:07:43 GMT 3 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Dec 20, 2013 12:07:43 GMT 3 Interesting, thanks.
Elephant, Riders & Tower on a Bactrian silver disk Jul 20, 2015 12:30:57 GMT 3 H. İhsan Erkoç likes this Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Druzhina on Jul 20, 2015 12:30:57 GMT 3 A matching Bactrian disc with Elephant and Ridersand a coloured image of the gilded silver medallion with Greco-Bactrian warriors on a war elephant above.MIRROR SITEA matching Bactrian disc with Elephant and RidersA coloured image of a gilded silver medallion with Greco-Bactrian warriors on a war elephant.DruzhinaIllustrations of Costume & Soldiers