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Small Crossbow (Schnepper), Probably for a Woman or Child

Small Crossbow (Schnepper), Probably for a Woman or Child by Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder

Medium

Steel, wood (fruitwood, probably plum or cherry), staghorn, hemp, wool, gold, horn

Dimensions

L. 22 7/32 in. (56.4 cm); W. 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14 1/2 oz. (866 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2011

Accession Number

2011.429

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