Covered Tail and 'Flying' Tassels

Abstract

In his article, which was published more than 40 years ago, Prof. Otto Maenchen-Helfen wrote about one, at first sight not very important detail of horse decoration. Namely, about the crenelated mane1. Careful analysis of iconographic and archaeological material enabled him to define the territorial and chronological limits for the dissemination of these features. As a result he drew important conclusions about the directions in which cultures of nomadic origin spread2. I want to write about other details of horse decoration, which have also been studied in some publications3, namely covered horse-tails and “flying” tassels. Iranica Antiqua, vol. XXXVIII, 2003