10th Century Byzantine soldiers in scenes from the Book of Joshua

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10th Century Byzantine soldiers in scenes from the Book of Joshua from a Byzantine Casket, 10th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Destruction of Ai, the captive king of Ai and emissaries from the Gibeonites.

These are similar to scenes from the book of Joshua on a Byzantine Plaque, 10th century, Victoria and Albert Museum.
The composition is also similar to the Joshua Roll

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Soldiers in Scenes from the Book of Joshua from a Byzantine Casket, 10th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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10th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

My word, the man hours,let alone amount of dead elephants, needed for those is astounding!