Crossbow Bolt

1500s–1600s

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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/1916.1757
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: 1916.1757

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