South Arabian spears

colin henshaw · 30th November 2018, 12:25 PM

Here are some more images of Arabian spears and lances I have found, including a painting of the explorer R.F. Burton, from his book "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah" 1855/56.

Also attached are some extracts from the book "Sultan to Sultan" by Mrs French-Sheldon 1892. They relate to her stop in Aden on her way to East Africa. The rather poor quality image appears to show an Omani or Yemeni man holding a spear.

A further point I thought to mention is... the lozenge-shaped incised decoration to the iron butt of one of my spears is similar to the decorative applied element often to be found on dagger sheaths in Southern Arabia ?

30th November 2018, 12:25 PM	#15
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Here are some more images of Arabian spears and lances I have found, including a painting of the explorer R.F. Burton, from his book "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah" 1855/56. Also attached are some extracts from the book "Sultan to Sultan" by Mrs French-Sheldon 1892. They relate to her stop in Aden on her way to East Africa. The rather poor quality image appears to show an Omani or Yemeni man holding a spear. A further point I thought to mention is... the lozenge-shaped incised decoration to the iron butt of one of my spears is similar to the decorative applied element often to be found on dagger sheaths in Southern Arabia ? Attached Images