Archers

Barbed arrowhead (National Museum of Ireland 1934:488). Ireland

Forked arrowhead (National Museum of Ireland 0966:Wk079). Ireland

A Mongol Archer on Horseback (V&A Museum E.33-1964). 15th-16th C.

Dish (V&A Museum 640-1893). China - 1465-88

Roma Family (Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-926). Germany - 1475-80

Bizhan Brings Back the Head of Human from the Book of Kings of Firdawsi (LACMA M.85.237.71). Iran - 1494

Archer Drawing a Bow (National Gallery of Art 1991.182.13). Italy – ca. 1505

“You are Shooting at Heaven” (National Gallery of Art 2006.11.36). France – ca. 1512-15

Battle of Iskandar with the Zangi from Khamsa of Nizami (LACMA M.73.5.424). Iran - 1517

Turkoman Prisoner (LACMA M.2000.135). Iran - 2nd half of 16th C.

"Bahram Gur with the Dragon" from Khamsa of Niẓāmī (LACMA M.73.5.589). Iran - ca. 1560

"Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eye" from the Shahnama of Firdawsi (LACMA M.2009.44.4). Iran - ca. 1560

Battle in a Rocky Landscape (LACMA M.85.237.23). Turkey - ca. 1580-95

Galeerensoldat (157:74r) and Mitglied der Bogenschutzen-Leibgarde (183:90r), Türkisches Manierenbuch (UniKassel Versitat 4° Ms. hist. 31). 1595

Painting (V&A Museum E.1085-1921). Iran - ca. 1600

 

Archer's Rings

Ivory archer's ring (LACMA M.2002.1.538). 15th C.

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