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45 images from works
  • A man behind a woman who is combing her hair; representing the sense of sight. Engraving.
  • Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.
  • Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.
  • An angel shoots an arrow at an old man. Etching.
  • A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
  • A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
  • Rama fighting his sons Lava and Kusa with Hanuman helping. Watercolour drawing.
  • A Sikh soldier with his wife offering him betel leaves. Gouache drawing.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb; weapons hang from above. Engraving by J. Thomson, 1846, after J. Franklin after Rembrandt.
  • The naked are led to hell on the day of judgement. Etching.
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    Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27318i
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    Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

    Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660. | Date: 1695 | Reference: 23618i
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    A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Reference: 22470i
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    Two men standing by a tree in Ceylon, holding bows and arrows.

    Scowen, Charles | Date: [1900] | Reference: 539319i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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    A group of Pygmy men, all wearing penis gourds, carrying bows and arrows.

    | Date: [approximately 1900] | Reference: 535661i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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Ethnology
Weapons
Armor
Cupid
Angels
Hunting
Hindu mythology
Hindu gods
Rāma (Hindu deity)
Horses

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