A Crossbow with a delicately carved staghorn tiller bearing the false date of 1584,Length: 29 in/73.

A Crossbow with a delicately carved staghorn tiller bearing the false date of 1584,Length: 29 in/73.
A Crossbow with a delicately carved staghorn tiller bearing the false date of 1584,Length: 29 in/73.
A Crossbow with a delicately carved staghorn tiller bearing the false date of 1584,Length: 29 in/73.

A Crossbow with a delicately carved staghorn tiller bearing the false date of 1584,

  • Length: 29 in/73.7 cm
  • Width: 24.5 in/62.4 cm
  • Weight: 6.6 lbs/3 kg

probably Southern Germany, late 15th-early 16th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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