The Turkoman prisoner is a common subject in Iranian art (also see M.2000.135). The motif was copied and subtly interpreted in both drawings and paintings, which were probably intended for placement in albums. The prisoner depicted here, as in all such representations, is fettered by a palahang, a device made from a forked branch, to which one wrist is attached by an additional band of wood or metal. A crossbar at the back of the prisoner’s neck completes the restraint.

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