Gamirra aka Kimmerians vs Ashurnasirpal II - Parthian shot

Salvete Omnes,

long time ago I made a post about the relief from the British Musuem showing nomads, most likely the Kimmerians , being pursued by the Assyrians under king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859BC) , shooting backwards from the horseback - Parthian shot - and finally making signs of submission towards the pursuing Assyrian chariot.

Today I would like share this image from the said museum - it is a drawing of the said relief (from Kalhu palace) created in situ by Austen Henry Layard in 1840s .

In the drawing some Kimmerian details are more detailed than in the image of the said relief I had back in 2014.
Perhaps will make another drawing based on these detail.

note that the reign of this Neo-Assyrian king was the period when soldiers mounted on horses became a part of the Assyrian army. But these horsemen rode in pairs, where one rider held the reins of the archer's horse who fired the arrows while mounted. A bit more than awkward one could observe .
In contrast our nomads in the relief above do not need that assistance, being completely independent one from another.

Meantime, you can download the drawing from the museum's site or this one above.

Valete