Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Byzantium spears _ looking for information

bakradze · 28th October 2010, 11:23 AM

Thank you for answer Mr. McDougall

No, I’m not a collector; I am working in ethnic and medieval Georgian arms and armor. The spear I’m talking about is like that one the picture _ Georgian Icon IX c. As you can see, Georgian iconography at this period (and, as I suppose, Georgian arms in period of VIII-XII cc.) have rather big Byzantium’s influence. For example well-known Triptych_Harbaville_(Louvre). That’s why I’m looking for such spears (with circles on head) in Byzantium. Especially spears from Harbaville are a bit different, but there are enough Byzantium Icons with the same type spears..

Georgia, XI c.

Byzantium, Triptych_Harbaville, XI c.

28th October 2010, 11:23 AM	#3
bakradze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	Thank you for answer Mr. McDougall No, I’m not a collector; I am working in ethnic and medieval Georgian arms and armor. The spear I’m talking about is like that one the picture _ Georgian Icon IX c. As you can see, Georgian iconography at this period (and, as I suppose, Georgian arms in period of VIII-XII cc.) have rather big Byzantium’s influence. For example well-known Triptych_Harbaville_(Louvre). That’s why I’m looking for such spears (with circles on head) in Byzantium. Especially spears from Harbaville are a bit different, but there are enough Byzantium Icons with the same type spears.. Georgia, XI c. Byzantium, Triptych_Harbaville, XI c.