Box For Crossbow Bolts (<i>Bolzenkasten</i>), Probably Made for William IV, Duke of Bavaria (r. 1508–50)

Medium

Wood (lid and front panel: fruitwood, possibly pear; bottom: walnut; inlay: possibly sycamore; later repairs: mahogany moldings and Indian rosewood veneers on sides), staghorn, iron, gold, paste, paper

Dimensions

H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm); D. 7 31/32 in. (20.2 cm)

Classification

Archery Equipment

Culture

German, Munich

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969

Accession Number

69.199

Rights

Public Domain

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