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title: Parthian Archer
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8244/parthian-archer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Parthian Archer
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8244.jpg)
## Image Caption
A ceramic plaque depicting a Parthian archer, 1st-3rd century CE. The figure wears trousers and carries a composite bow. From [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). Height: 17 cm. (British Museum, London)
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