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A3: Numidian chieftain | Xie siècle, Empire du ghana, Moyen age
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a drawing of a man riding on the back of a horse with a spear in his hand
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A3: Numidian chieftain

This chieftain’s unusual hairstyle is based on that portrayed on one of the Tirekbine steles, and Strabo’s description (17.3.7). The Numidians took enormous care over their hair, and often avoided touching each other in case they disturbed their elaborate coiffures. His fringed leather tunic is similar to that worn by the Numidian ‘chieftain’ terracotta statuette in the Louvre (Cp 5223), and his javelins and elephant-hide shield are the weapons of the horsemen on the Abizar steles.
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