Ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles

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.

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.

The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.

Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Hundred Years' War: surgeons and craftsmen of surgical instruments being forced to go with the English army as part of the 1415 invasion of France. Gouache painting by A. Forestier, 1913.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 63.1 x 58.8 cm

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.

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.

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 28.4 x 21.1 cm

Two men standing by a tree in Ceylon, holding bows and arrows.

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 10.5 x 8 cm

A group of Pygmy men, all wearing penis gourds, carrying bows and arrows.

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Bow and arrow

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Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

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.

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.

Two men standing by a tree in Ceylon, holding bows and arrows.

A group of Pygmy men, all wearing penis gourds, carrying bows and arrows.

Bow and arrow

Images from the collections

Images referencing Bow and arrow

Works from the collections

Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

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.

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.

Two men standing by a tree in Ceylon, holding bows and arrows.

A group of Pygmy men, all wearing penis gourds, carrying bows and arrows.

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