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Crossbow Bolt
1500s–1600s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Created by skilled technicians from wood, steel, and leather, each bolt was handmade with slight differences in construction and design. These bolts were used with a crossbow and they were more powerful than traditional bows and arrows. A soldier could carry many bolts and still maneuver easily around the battlefield.
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- Title: Crossbow Bolt
- Date Created: 1500s–1600s
- Physical Dimensions: Average: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Franz Thill, Vienna, Austria, Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1742
- Medium: wood, leather, steel
- Fun Fact: Bolts with leather feathering were used mainly in the Tyrolean area, which includes northern Italy and western Austria.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Germany, 16th-17th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Collection: MED - Arms & Armor
- Accession Number: 1916.1742
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