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Title
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Crossbow with Spanning lever
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HCA Identifier
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27.160.19a, b
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Collection Location
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Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
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Date
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Crossbow: 1540-1560 Spanning lever: 1525-1575
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Location
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Spanish, Crossbow: possibly Valencia or Toledo, Spanning lever: possibly Madrid
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Description
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This slender crossbow is not on display but is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It does not feature any extensive artwork in the inlay however it features four stamps of a forward walking lion with its head turned to face the viewer which is encased in a circle of dots. This stamp may be the insignia of the crossbowmaker. The spanning lever feature of the crossbow is removable.
Materials/Media Steel, holly oak wood, staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, leather
Dimensions/Measurements Crossbow: length: 82.9 centimetres, Width: 54.6 centimetres, Weight: 2,726 grams Spanning Lever: Length: 46.6 centimetres, Width: 6.7 centimetres, Weight: 548 grams
Other notes Gift of Archer M. Huntington, 1927
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Source
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Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
