Crossbow of Elector Augustus I of Saxony

Unknown maker

Medium: wood (walnut?), bone veneers, flax cord, steel (etched, traces of gilding). woolen pompoms, stock decorated wih inlaid trophies of arms
Dimensions: Overall: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.); Bow: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.); Butt: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Culture: Germany, Saxony, 16th century
Department: Medieval Art
Classification: Arms and Armor
Dated: c. 1553–73
Pixels: 3400 × 1833
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Crossbow of Elector Augustus I of Saxony. c. 1553–73. The Cleveland Museum of Art.