Riding Coat first half 13th century In addition to gold jewelry, affluent people during the Seljuq period and slightly later wore sumptuous silk robes. This coat is identified as a riding coat because of its cut, featuring a flare at the hip. The closing of the robe on the right may reflect a conscious choice by a Persian not to emulate the Turkish style of fastening on the left. The bird, lion, and vegetal motifs all would have had positive symbolic connotations.. Riding Coat 456931