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- | ''[[Grotesque with Satyr]]'' is the informal title of a ceiling fresco detail by [[Giovanni Butteri]] and [[Alessandro Allori]], [[Florence]], [[Uffizi]]. A satyr is shooting an [[arrow]] in the [[culus]] of an old man. It is reminiscent of ''[[A demon firing an arrow into the buttocks of a merman]]''. | + | An '''arrow''' is a shafted [[projectile]] that is shot with a [[bow (weapon)|bow]]. It predates recorded history and is common to most [[cultures]]. |
- | ==See also== | + | An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other. |
- | *[[Grotesque]] | + | |
- | *[[Eros and the grotesque]] | + | |
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An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.
An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.
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