Sujet
Spear Thrower, 200 BC-200. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Spear Thrower, 200 BC-200. Spear throwers improve a spear's range and thrust. The spear was placed against the stone pivot and hurled using the thumb rest, carved as a figure with a skeletal chest, back-bent head, and a severed human head at its rear. This figure, frequent in art, is not well understood, but its appearance here suggests a connection to death. The shaft's carving makes clever use of the bone's marrow cavity.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G06_404
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,9Mo (2,3Mo) / 35,1cm x 43,5cm / 4146 x 5135 (300dpi)