Parthian Cataphract

Illustration

by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 27 August 2019

Parthian Cataphract — Baked clay perforated plaque showing a heavily armoured horseman (cataphract) wearing scale or lamellar armour and a "coal skuttle" helmet, spearing a lion.
3rd century BCE - 2nd century CE
British Museum

License & Copyright

© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by The Trustees of the British Museum. Uploaded by Ibolya Horváth, published on 27 August 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2019, August 27). Parthian Cataphract. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11125/parthian-cataphract/

Chicago Style

Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Parthian Cataphract." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 27, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11125/parthian-cataphract/.

MLA Style

Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Parthian Cataphract." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Aug 2019. Web. 11 Sep 2024.

Parthian Cataphract

Server Costs Fundraiser 2024

Illustration

License & Copyright

Related Images