Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Ottoman aspect of Certamen Equestre - a detail

 Salvete Omnes,

more than 9 years ago i posted the saddle detail from the Certamen Equestre  Ottoman Turkish section- of Gallica French national Library provenance.
in this plate there is an interesting detail , in my opinion, worth looking at -

note the sumptuous saddle coverings and shabraques, dydwyks and bejeweled harnes and kalkan shield, tuck sword etc 


 

Namely, this part -

In my opinion it looks very much like a type of a Ottoman Trukish cirit or short dzida like in this detail from Querfurt's painting

Valete

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