Ancient, armed Indian from Kabul

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Radu Transylvanicus

I believe this is just another one geo-historical error sprunged from the classical semi-docent thinking of Eurocolonial-Victorian views of the "fascinating Orient" , this is not a fashion victim, it is a victim of geographical misplacement ; we discussed similar in few other past threads like the paintings of Dutch masters and Indonesian weaponry like keris and tombak to give one example ...

I agree completely, Radu. The perspective of the "Orientalist" artists can be as frustrating as it is edifying.