Spear Collection (page 9)

Triptych of Rocciamelone in the Sacristy of the San Giusto Cathedral at Susa Susa Cathedral Triptych Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1915-1920 ca

A tapestry depicting marching troops, by Giovanni Vermayer, in the Museo Civico, Padua Padua Museo Civico Tapestry Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

The Loves of Venus and Mars, fresco from the House of Venus and Mars in Pompeii, Roman Art, National Archaeological Museum

St George and the Dragon. Glazed terracotta by Andrea della Robbia in the Parish Church of Santa Maria and San Giorgio in the Parish Church of Brancoli

Minerva, marble, Roman, Vatican Museums, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums Sculpture. Date of Photograph:1890 ca.. Date of Artwork:I sec. a.C.-III sec.d.C

Vase Franois after the restoration of 1900, black figure ceramics, Klitias, National Archaeological Museum, Florence Florence Museo Archeologico Nazionale Vase Greek Art, Greece, Europe

Franois Vase after restoration in 1900, black-figure pottery, Klitias, National Archaeological Museum, Florence Florence National Archaeological Museum Vase Greek Art, Greece, Europe

Medallion with a bas-relief of a barbarian king with its foot, a won, Bertoldo di Giovanni (1420 ca.-1491), Courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Betrayal by Judas; tapestry by Gasparre Panini from a design by Alessandro Allori, in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Florence The Uffizi Gallery Tapestry Late Renaissance, Renaissance

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Kanadehon Chushingura Act III, 1800 (colour woodcut)
8603862 Kanadehon Chushingura Act III, 1800 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 40.5 x 55.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; Image © Ashmolean Museum

Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving)
3672045 Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Military oath of malagasy soldiers, 1811 (Engraving)
7422816 Military oath of malagasy soldiers, 1811 (Engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: History. Madagascar. Military oath of malagasy soldiers)

Navajos, 1856 (lithograph)
3672291 Navajos, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

The Sick Prince, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (etching)
NCO193114 The Sick Prince, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: George)

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Somali warrior of the Ouadan clan, 1885 (engraving)
7073051 Somali warrior of the Ouadan clan, 1885 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Somali warrior of the Ouadan clan, near Mogadishu.Design by E)

Eskimaux, listening at a seal-hole, in the act of striking a seal, 1824 (engraving)
3671982 Eskimaux, listening at a seal-hole, in the act of striking a seal, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print)
3434841 Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); (add.info.: Handcoloured copperplate print by Ant)

Battle scene, c.1524 (pen, ink & wash)
8601281 Battle scene, c.1524 (pen, ink & wash) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: By Hans Holbein the Younger)

St. George and the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut)
XJF137095 St. George and the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut); Private Collection

Kanadehon Chūshingura Act IX, 1806 (colour woodcut)
8603852 Kanadehon Chūshingura Act IX, 1806 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 40.5 x 55.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Sir Charles Blunt (b.1775) Hunting the Boar and Escaping from the Tiger: a study for one of a set of four paintings
XYC216259 Sir Charles Blunt (b.1775) Hunting the Boar and Escaping from the Tiger: a study for one of a set of four paintings made in 1815 (pencil heightened with white on grey paper) by Ward

St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut)
536736 St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal)

Costume of German Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century
3781871 Costume of German Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century; (add.info.: Costume of German Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century, Manners, Customs)

Costumes of the Franks, 4th - 8th century
3781874 Costumes of the Franks, 4th - 8th century; (add.info.: Costumes of the Franks, 4th - 8th century, Manners, Customs)

Costumes of Roman Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century
3781869 Costumes of Roman Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century; (add.info.: Costumes of Roman Soldiers, 6th - 12th Century, Manners, Customs)

Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print)
FLO4622025 Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); (add.info.: Cortes in a suit of plate armor with cloak and sash)

Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print)
GIA4813929 Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cortes in a suit of plate armor with cloak and sash)

The Roman Empire - a column of soldiers advancing over a bridge
3794110 The Roman Empire - a column of soldiers advancing over a bridge. by Williamson, J. (fl.1850-1919); (add.info.: Illustration by J Williamson. Postcard); Lebrecht History

Detail of a Corinthian vase showing a Hoplite battle, c.600 BC (terracotta)
PWI81947 Detail of a Corinthian vase showing a Hoplite battle, c.600 BC (terracotta) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; © Peter Willi

Boudica / Boadicea, 18th century (print)
3790592 Boudica / Boadicea, 18th century (print); (add.info.: Boudica or Boadicea, Queen of the British Iceni tribe, a Celtic tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman)

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, after 1804 (engraving)
904679 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, after 1804 (engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Large figure of Yoshitsune, c.1895 (bronze & gilt)
1070751 Large figure of Yoshitsune, c.1895 (bronze & gilt) by Japanese School, (19th century); 126.048xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

David and Goliath
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David and Goliath. Goliath was described as a giant Philistine warrior

Damsel in distress
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing a knight riding a Griffin saving a damsel from a sea monster

Relief of the Dioscuri, from Sparta, Greece, 600-550 BC (marble)
3475890 Relief of the Dioscuri, from Sparta, Greece, 600-550 BC (marble) by Greek; Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Greece; (add.info.: Castor and Pollux)

Hadendoa Warrior, Sudan - Fuzzy-Wuzzy by John Hassall - Union Jack Club Date: 1907

1940s East Africa Kenya Msai tribe women Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

View of the encampment of German and Roman armies
View of the battle formation, encampment and entrenchment of German and Roman armies in ancient Germany. Roman legions with eagles, cavalry and barracks

Skeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier on a battlefield, as another skeletal drummer advances behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by

Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South Africa
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces

Portraits of Khoikhoi and Griqua men, South Africa
Portrait of Stoffel Speelman, a Khoikhoi of Hottentot man 1, and a chief of the Griqua or Kora people with hassagai (spear) and kirri (club) 2

Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India
Polygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842

Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa
Habr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Yuli Ikelemba woman with decorative scars and spear hairpins made of beaten metal, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Ancient Celtic warriors dressed for battle, with a shaman, c. 1800-18 (coloured engraving)
468771 Ancient Celtic warriors dressed for battle, with a shaman, c.1800-18 (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian

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"Spear: A Weapon of Power, Valor, and Legacy" Throughout history, the spear has been a symbol of strength and authority. From ancient civilizations to medieval battles, its presence has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. In Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986), Sean Bean embodies the essence of power as he wields a spear with commanding grace. Just like Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe who fearlessly led her people into battle against Roman oppression. The Bayeux Tapestry vividly portrays the Norman Conquest where spears were raised high in anticipation, and is here that Odin sits upon his throne, watching over warriors armed with spears as they prepare for war. King Harold's foot soldiers brandishing their spears and battle axes in the Bayeux Tapestry remind us of their unwavering loyalty and determination during times of conflict. In 1918, Trotsky slayed the counter-revolutionary dragon in a powerful poster that showcased not only his bravery but also the symbolic might of the spear. Freya rides triumphantly in her chariot adorned with spears, representing both beauty and strength intertwined. This echoes throughout history as seen during The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 when brave soldiers readied themselves for combat wielding their trusty spears. Boadicea (Boudica) stands tall among her people; her spear held high as she fought fiercely against those who sought to oppress them. Her legacy lives on through time immemorial. Even before recorded history began, prehistoric humans relied on primitive spear-throwers to hunt for survival. These early tools laid down foundations for future advancements in weaponry. An Assyrian king confidently rides his chariot while holding a gleaming spear - an emblematic representation of dominance over enemies encountered along ancient trade routes. Ancient Romans donned elaborate costumes complete with ceremonial spears during grand spectacles, showcasing their military prowess and cultural opulence.