Carvings on the archivolt,
12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Lunette and archivolt carvings, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain, 12th century AD

A larger image of carvings on the lunette and archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

The arrest of Christ on the 4th row of the archivolt.
The arrest of Christ. Archivolt carvings, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain, 12th century AD

The arrest of Christ. Archivolt carvings, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain, 12th century AD

A larger image of the arrest of Christ, carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Soldiers arrest Christ on the 4th row of the archivolt.

Soldiers arrest Christ on the 4th row of the archivolt. Carvings, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Here Herod's (sic) soldiers are portrayed as Moorish Andalusian warriors on the early to mid-12th-century carved west front of the Church of San Domingo in Soria. These would reflect the ordinary and somewhat poorly equipped infantry militias of Andalus. However, two men do carry the tall hardened leather shields with vertical keels down the centre which would evolve into the famous adarga (Arabic daraqa) of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Source: p.19, The Moors - The Islamic West - 7th-15th Centuries AD by David Nicolle

Soldiers on the 3rd row of the archivolt.

The Massacre of the Innocents on the far left of the 2nd row of the archivolt.
Far left of the Massacre of the Innocents on the 2nd row of the archivolt. Carvings, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Far left of the Massacre of the Innocents on the 2nd row of the archivolt. Carvings, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Massacre of the Innocents on the left of the 2nd row of the archivolt.

A larger image of the Massacre of the Innocents, carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Massacre of the Innocents on the centre of the 2nd row of the archivolt.

A larger image of the centre carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents (a devil on his shoulder) on the 2nd row of the archivolt.

Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents on the 2nd row of the archivolt. Carvings, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

A larger image of Herod, carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

The Massacre of the Innocents on the right of the 2nd row of the archivolt.

The Massacre of the Innocents on the right of the 2nd row of the archivolt. Carvings, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

A larger image of the Massacre of the Innocents, carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Colour photos by fbanos71

Other Spanish & North African Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers
12th Century Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers

Carvings on the archivolt, 12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain

Carvings on the archivolt,
12th century AD, Church of San Domingo in Soria, Castile and León, Spain