Arrows Collection (page 4)

Roman mythology: Diane, goddess of hunting, with his quiver full of arrows
FLO4679742 Roman mythology: Diane, goddess of hunting, with his quiver full of arrows and a doe - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre
FLO4679737 Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre, a quiver and a python - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Cupid child standing on a bench with bow and arrow, 1920s (b/w photo)
IMB4940964 Cupid child standing on a bench with bow and arrow, 1920s (b/w photo); © Imagebroker

Photographic print of an Amazonian Indian drawing his bow
3521460 Photographic print of an Amazonian Indian drawing his bow; (add.info.: Photographic print of an Amazonian Indian drawing his bow. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Warrior, full-length
2909822 Warrior, full-length; (add.info.: Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow drawn, about to shoot an arrow, includes several types of targets. 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG

An arrow head from prehistoric times, ca 1900 (print)
7422821 An arrow head from prehistoric times, ca 1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Mineralogy. An arrow head from prehistoric times)

Saint Ursula Holding An Arrow, The Symbol Of Her Martyrdom, And Protecting Virgins Beneath Her Cloak
UIG5420189 Saint Ursula Holding An Arrow, The Symbol Of Her Martyrdom, And Protecting Virgins Beneath Her Cloak. From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873 ©UIG/Leemage

15Th Century French Long Bowmen In Action From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420162 15Th Century French Long Bowmen In Action From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873 ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting Early Stone Age flint and horn implements recovered from shell spoil mounds around the shores of
UIG5426282 Engraving depicting Early Stone Age flint and horn implements recovered from shell spoil mounds around the shores of Denmark. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Joarez Pinto being killed by the arrows of the Indians
5313701 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Joarez Pinto being killed by the arrows of the Indians.; SeM Studio/UIG

Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus
1000938 Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus. French noblewoman and mistress of Louis XIV of France

Mediaeval line drawing of death with a bow and scythe
1578294 Mediaeval line drawing of death with a bow and scythe; (add.info.: Mediaeval line drawing of death with a bow and scythe. Dated 13th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

William Tell, Swiss folk hero (engraving)
8677088 William Tell, Swiss folk hero (engraving) by Pecht, August Friedrich (1814-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Tell, Swiss folk hero)

Military reenactments at the Tidworth Tattoo, Wiltshire (b/w photo)
8635465 Military reenactments at the Tidworth Tattoo, Wiltshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military reenactments at the Tidworth Tattoo)

Roman ballista (engraving)
8635745 Roman ballista (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman ballista. Illustration from Rom)

The Dawn of Life, building a Home (litho)
8661033 The Dawn of Life, building a Home (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dawn of Life, building a Home)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643342 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Angel, Angling, Anvil, Apple, Apron, Arab, Archer, Arm-chair, Armor, Arrest, Arrow, Artist (engraving)
8651540 Angel, Angling, Anvil, Apple, Apron, Arab, Archer, Arm-chair, Armor, Arrest, Arrow, Artist (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angel)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669589 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Past & Present: Artillery (colour litho)
8668680 Past & Present: Artillery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artillery. Roman Catapult)

Fishing in the Andaman Islands, India (colour litho)
8663572 Fishing in the Andaman Islands, India (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing in the Andaman Islands, India)

Indigenous people of North Africa, c.1580 (engraving)
2069734 Indigenous people of North Africa, c.1580 (engraving) by Bruyn, Abraham de (1540-87); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. Indigenous people of North Africa (Moors): algerians, lybien

The Battle of Poitiers (France) (or Battle of Maupertuis), (1356), between John II Le Bon (1319-1364)
AIS5385629 The Battle of Poitiers (France) (or Battle of Maupertuis), (1356), between John II Le Bon (1319-1364), King of France and Edward Plantagenet (Edward of Woodstock Brackembury)

Bertrand in the presence of Richard AD 1199, 1901 (litho)
1219751 Bertrand in the presence of Richard AD 1199, 1901 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bertrand de Gourdon aka Pierre (or Peter) Basile, John Sabroz and Dudo

Statue of an Amazon
7278258 Statue of an Amazon; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of an Amazon, Amazons are the names given in Greek myths and legends to some peoples where woman went into battle as men)

Members of the Chipernay and Naudowessies tribes
5321273 Members of the Chipernay and Naudowessies tribes; (add.info.: Engraving depicting members of the Chipernay and Naudowessies tribes)

An engraving depicting men hunting wildlife with cross-bows, 19th century
5311034 An engraving depicting men hunting wildlife with cross-bows, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sir Henry Morton Stanley's First Encounter With The Mazamboni People During His Emin Pasha Relief Expedition In
UIG5420716 Sir Henry Morton Stanley's First Encounter With The Mazamboni People During His Emin Pasha Relief Expedition In Africa, 1886 To 1889. From In Darkest Africa By Henry M

Illustration depicting a 19th-century archery contest, with schoolboys taking part
5311093 Illustration depicting a 19th-century archery contest, with schoolboys taking part; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery
FLO4624788 Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery, fringes, etc

Hunters of San Francisco Bay, 19th century. Both wear topknots and earrings
FLO4688590 Hunters of San Francisco Bay, 19th century. Both wear topknots and earrings, one in a loincloth preparing to fire an arrow, the other with arrows in a quiver made from an animal skin

War dance of the Ojibwe nation (Ojibbeway Indians). Pat-au-a-quot-a-wee-be, the Flying Cloud, Sa-mah, Tobacco
FLO4688539 War dance of the Ojibwe nation (Ojibbeway Indians). Pat-au-a-quot-a-wee-be, the Flying Cloud, Sa-mah, Tobacco, Gish-ee-gosh-e-gee, Moonlight Night, and We-nish-ka-wee-be, the Flying Gull

Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver
FLO4622411 Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind
FLO4622346 Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's

Arawak people of Guyana, South America, with feather headdress, bow and arrow, apron, and tame parrots
FLO4621506 Arawak people of Guyana, South America, with feather headdress, bow and arrow, apron, and tame parrots. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's

Botocudo chief and family with their distinctive lip and ear plugs, Amazon, Brazil
FLO4621363 Botocudo chief and family with their distinctive lip and ear plugs, Amazon, Brazil. Naked man with bow and arrows, woman carrying children and bag

Arms and utensils of the extinct Puri and Coroados people, of Paraiba, Brazil, including bow, arrow
FLO4621350 Arms and utensils of the extinct Puri and Coroados people, of Paraiba, Brazil, including bow, arrow, necklace and bag made of vines and branches

Arms and armour of the Mamluks including armour, sabre, mace, arrow, helmet, sword, quiver, arrows, shield, musket
FLO4620299 Arms and armour of the Mamluks including armour, sabre, mace, arrow, helmet, sword, quiver, arrows, shield, musket, etc

Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel"
JEB4933232 Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle
5893170 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer leading his troops in battle. Death and the Warrior)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man at a desk
5893164 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man at a desk.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young man writing with a quill pen at a desk with several books)

Polynesia - New Caledonia in the middle of the 19th century: two Kanak warriors (Canaques)
PCT4264179 Polynesia - New Caledonia in the middle of the 19th century: two Kanak warriors (Canaques). Engraving from a French geography book of 1880.; (add.info)

Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3.4, quiver 5, crossbow 6
FLO4590606 Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3.4, quiver 5, crossbow 6, crossbow darts 7, basketball of crossbow balls 8, musket 9, iron crook 10

Chinese itinerant toy seller and boy riding a pasteboard horse, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590441 Chinese itinerant toy seller and boy riding a pasteboard horse, Qing Dynasty. The toy man plays a gong and his basket includes toy soldiers, bow and arrow, masks, feathers, etc

Ancient Greece: episode of the Trojan War, combat of Spartan soldiers, around the body of Patrocles
NWI4859499 Ancient Greece: episode of the Trojan War, combat of Spartan soldiers, around the body of Patrocles. In Homere's Illiade

A goth warrior, in helmet and armor, coat and fur panties, entirely weapon: swords, spears, bow and arrows
FLO4706751 A goth warrior, in helmet and armor, coat and fur panties, entirely weapon: swords, spears, bow and arrows. The Goths were born for war, using all the weapons from the javelin to the club

Spears of the Franks, 168, 169, crossbow 170, arrow 171, flails or chain maces 172-174, hatchet 175
FLO4702562 Spears of the Franks, 168, 169, crossbow 170, arrow 171, flails or chain maces 172-174, hatchet 175, and Morgenstern (morning star) or spiked club 176

English man with bow and quiver of arrows. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4706604 English man with bow and quiver of arrows. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

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Arrows have played a significant role throughout history, symbolizing power, precision, and even tragedy. From the cuts of beef that satisfy our taste buds to the iconic portrayal of Maid Marion by Judi Trott in Robin Hood, they have left their mark. In the fight for women's rights, the suffragette movement embraced symbolism with the W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch shaped like an arrowhead. This powerful emblem represented their determination to pierce through societal barriers. Art has also captured the essence of arrows. In Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, we see arrows pointing towards hidden meanings within everyday life. Meanwhile, Death of King Harold depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry shows an arrow tragically ending his reign. The spiritual significance is seen in Guru Nanek and Govind Singh's teachings. They used metaphors involving archery to guide their followers towards enlightenment and righteousness. Archery meetings such as those held in 1822 brought together enthusiasts who honed their skills with bows and arrows. The camaraderie among archers fostered a sense of community while showcasing impressive feats of accuracy. The BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows break at Scampton in 1989 demonstrated not only aerial prowess but also national pride as these skilled pilots showcased their abilities with breathtaking maneuvers. Throughout literature and entertainment, they have been synonymous with heroes like Robin Hood from Misfitz fame who skillfully shot them into targets or enemies' hearts alike. These tales remind us that sometimes it takes just one well-aimed arrow to change destinies. Lastly, we cannot forget about modern-day aviation marvels like the RAF Red Arrows who continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their awe-inspiring displays of precision flying. From ancient Persian archers to engravings depicting archery techniques in The Art of Archerie from 1634 – each representation showcases how this simple weapon has left an indelible mark on human history.