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  • David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.
  • Sarawak: five Kenyah warriors in a warfare ritual. Photograph.
  • An incantatory ceremony in a village watched by men with spears. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, ca. 1920.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • Fisher-folk and their methods of working close to the shore. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Henri IV of France touching the head of a kneeling man for the king's evil (scrofula). Line engraving.
  • A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Diana returning from the chase bearing dead birds meets Pan holding grapes and other fruit. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1788.
  • A wedding in a north African village. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, c. 1920.
  • Ambroise Paré, removing the head of a spear from the face of the Duc de Guise. Wood engraving by J. Ansseau after E. Morin.
  • A giant holding up a boulder with a landscape on which eleven human figures are dancing and three are sitting with vessels out of which streams of water flow, while around the giant's legs are attacking male figures armed with spears. Etching by M. Klinger, 1912.
  • Men with spears walking past tree with figures sitting in the shade. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, c. 1920.
  • A Ntumbasee medicine man or shaman in full costume. Halftone.
  • Four Kenyan shaman or medicine men dressed in ceremonial costume, South east Asia. Halftone.
  • A giant holding up a boulder with a landscape on which eleven human figures are dancing and three are sitting with vessels out of which streams of water flow, while around the giant's legs are attacking male figures armed with spears. Etching by M. Klinger, 1912.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) cured of a potentially fatal wound with some rust from Achilles' spear, with which he had originally been wounded. Engraving by B. Picart, 1730, after P. Brebiette.
  • A naked lady covered in floral tattoos standing in an open landscape. Etching.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) cured of a potentially fatal wound with some rust from Achilles' spear, with which he had originally been wounded. Engraving by B. Picart, 1730, after P. Brebiette.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; his side is punctured by a soldier's lance. Engraving by B. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • Wound man showing all the weapons and points of injury. Woodcut.
  • A wounded soldier retiring from battle. Etching by R. Blyth, 1779, after J.H. Mortimer.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) cured of a potentially fatal wound with some rust from Achilles' spear, with which he had originally been wounded. Engraving after P. Brebiette, 16--.
  • Two Malayan exorcists dressed in elaborate ritual costume. Halftone after a photograph by Wiele & Klein.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • Sarawak: four Dayak men in a warfare ritual. Photograph.
  • The death of Sir Phillip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after Sir D. Wilkie.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • The goddess Diana (Artemis) holding a crescent moon and a spear. Engraving by E. Delaune, c. 1560.
  • A giant holding up a boulder with a landscape on which eleven human figures are dancing and three are sitting with vessels out of which streams of water flow, while around the giant's legs are attacking male figures armed with spears. Etching by M. Klinger, 1912.