[INDOLOGY] archery question

[Manu Francis]

See also:

Auboyer, Jeannine (1956). L’arc et la flèche dans l’iconographie ancienne
de l’Inde. *Artibus Asiae* 19(3-4).

Best wishes.

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Emmanuel Francis
Chargé de recherche CNRS, Centre d'étude de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud (UMR
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2015-04-08 8:43 GMT+02:00 patrick mccartney <psdmccartney at gmail.com>:

> Dear Vanessa,
>
> While the 2,200 year old complete crossbow recently discovered amongst the
> terracotta warriors in Xi'an, China is not from ancient India, perhaps it
> is still interesting to see a beautiful example of similar technology from
> the date range you seek.
>
>
> http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/excellently-preserved-crossbow-2200-years-ago-terracotta-020269
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> All the best,
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> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Walter Slaje <slaje at kabelmail.de> wrote:
>
>> Benefit will also be drawn from consulting
>>
>> Robert Krottenthaler, Die Jagd im alten Indien.
>> [Europäische Hochschulschriften. XXVII, 49]. Frankfurt/M. 1996.
>>
>> Mehr Ali Newid: Waffen und Rüstungen im alten Indien. München 1986.
>>
>> Regards,
>> WS
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>> 2015-04-08 2:31 GMT+02:00 Vanessa Sasson <V.Sasson at marianopolis.edu>:
>>
>>>  Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am trying to imagine what archery would have been like in ancient
>>> India (roughly 2500-2000 years ago). I am interested in archery techniques
>>> as well as archery materials (what would the bows and arrows have been made
>>> of?). Can anyone recommend some materials on this subject? I have been
>>> looking around, but have not yet found quite what I am looking for. It is
>>> for purposes of imagining the art more than anything else.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vanessa R. Sasson
>>>
>>> Religious Studies
>>>
>>> Marianopolis College
>>>
>>>
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