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Crossbow Bolt

1500s–1600s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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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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