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  • Magdalenian bone spear-thrower, Upper Palaeolithic period.
  • Spear thrower as used by the Eskimos and by the Australians.
  • A hunter holding a spear. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Two Maori men, simulating armed attack with a hatchet and a spear(?). Photograph, 18--.
  • Death stands armed with spear and hourglass. Etching by H.H. (Hendrik Hondius I).
  • Japan: spear-men wearing protective clothing and masks. Coloured photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1868.
  • A Rajput warrior on a horse holding a spear. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A fierce samurai holding a spear fighting an effeminate samurai on a bridge. Watercolour, 18--.
  • Artistic poses, plate VIII: a man, écorché, aiming a spear. Lithograph by Robert J. Colenso.
  • Artistic poses plate II: a man holding a spear obliquely. Lithograph by Robert J. Colenso.
  • Artistic poses, plate VII: a man écorché aiming a spear. Lithograph by Robert J. Colenso.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman, a man holding a shield and a spear and a seated man holding a spear. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • A Chinese warrior with spear in hand, standing to attention. Colour woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • The goddess Diana (Artemis) holding a crescent moon and a spear. Engraving by E. Delaune, c. 1560.
  • Nezha, a Chinese deity with spear, walking on fire. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
  • A man holding a peacock feather and a gold fan, with a woman holding a spear. Gouache, 18--.
  • A cossack holds a spear on which insects are impaled; advertising Zacherl's insecticide. Colour lithograph, ca. 1870-1880.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman and two warriors, one of them holding a spear, the other holding a spear and a shield decoration with a snake. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • A man of an Amazonian tribe, holding a spear and wearing a feathered head-dress, in a photographic studio.
  • A man on horseback running a spear into a wild boar. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Borneo: a Dayak warrior, standing holding a spear and a shield. Coloured lithograph by C.F. Kell after Carl Bock.
  • A Mughal empress or member of a royal family holding a spear and turban ornament. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A man wearing a white dress and a red cap, holding a spear. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A man with a spear and a pack of dogs attack a wild boar emerging from the reeds in the swamps. Etching.
  • A sick old woman, sitting supported by pillows as a skeleton pounces aiming his spear at her eyes. Woodcut by Tobias Stimmer, 1580.
  • A man holding a spear with two puppets (?) hanging from one end, calls out to someone. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A naked bearded man steps forward, holding the handle of a spear in his right hand. Engraving by J.-P.-M. Soumy, 1854.
  • Ambroise Paré, removing the head of a spear from the face of the Duc de Guise. Wood engraving by J. Ansseau after E. Morin.
  • Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, standing in front of a peacock and holding a spear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.