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Weapons of Mars

Weapons of Mars, 1858 - 1925

Lovis Corinth

Pendant

Pendant

Near Eastern

Sickle-Shaped Weapon

Sickle-Shaped Weapon

Chinese

Man on Horseback with Weapon

Man on Horseback with Weapon, 1610 - 1664

Stefano Della Bella

Peace Setting Fire to Weapons

Peace Setting Fire to Weapons, 1762 - c. 1841

Francesco Rosaspina

Diamond-shaped Weapon or Top of Standard

Diamond-shaped Weapon or Top of Standard

Japanese

Theseus Finds His Father's Weapons

Theseus Finds His Father's Weapons, 1609 - 1664

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Bridle Trapping

Bridle Trapping

Italic

Barbed Bronze Arrowhead

Barbed Bronze Arrowhead

Iranian

LANCE HEAD BRONZE

LANCE HEAD BRONZE

Chinese

HALBERD, GILT INLAY, STAND BRONZE

HALBERD, GILT INLAY, STAND BRONZE

Chinese

HALLERD, 4 HOLES, 3 FLANGES, BLACK PATINE, STAND B ONZE

HALLERD, 4 HOLES, 3 FLANGES, BLACK PATINE, STAND B ONZE

Chinese

Ceremonial Blade with 'Taotie' Decor

Ceremonial Blade with 'Taotie' Decor

Chinese

LANCE HEAD, SOCKETED, LIGHT GREEN PATINE, SMALL LO OP DECORATION BRONZE

LANCE HEAD, SOCKETED, LIGHT GREEN PATINE, SMALL LO OP DECORATION BRONZE

Chinese

LANCE HEAD, ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AND STAND BRONZE

LANCE HEAD, ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AND STAND BRONZE

Chinese

HAMMER AXE (TROY II)

HAMMER AXE (TROY II)

Anatolian

A blue-green bronze sculpture of a dragon-like form that is covered in inlaid turquoise pieces. It is flat. The head of the dragon has its mouth open, its ears point outward, and its body is a thick line that curls inward with geometric shapes along the outer edge.

Inlaid Ceremonial Weapon Handle in the Form of a Dragon

Chinese

Weapons and Ways of Attack and Defense in 4 Volumes

Weapons and Ways of Attack and Defense in 4 Volumes

Japanese

Frieze with Two Putti, Birds, Armour and Weapons

Frieze with Two Putti, Birds, Armour and Weapons, 1524 - 1606

Paolo Farinati

Untitled (detail of soldier aiming weapon, Vietnam)

Untitled (detail of soldier aiming weapon, Vietnam), 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

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