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Crossbow with Spanning Lever
Unknown maker
- Medium
- Steel, wood (fruitwood, probably pear), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp
- Dimensions
- crossbow, L. 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm); W. 25 7/16 in. (64.4 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 13 oz. (2,183 g); spanning lever L., extended 22 1/2 in. (57.1 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (632 g)
- Culture
- crossbow, Spanish, possibly Madrid; lever, probably Spanish
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Classification
- Archery Equipment-Crossbows
- Dated
- crossbow, ca. 1540–60 and later; spanning lever, probably first half of the 16th century
- Pixels
- 3929 × 2947
- SHA-256
- 54e9ff3edb39faf0…
- Record
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Crossbow with Spanning Lever. crossbow, ca. 1540–60 and later; spanning lever, probably first half of the 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.