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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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As1944,01.59
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Acquisition date: 1944
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Location
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China
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Description
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This composite pellet crossbow features a wooden stock with a wave-like shape rather than a straight form, and a prod made of ____. A double string is fitted, incorporating a central pouch made of sinew for holding pellets. The trigger mechanism is made of bone and is mounted beneath the stock.
Materials/Media Wood, bone, sinew, horn
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 10.50 centimetres
Weight: Weight: 500 grammes
Width: Width: 66.50 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 54 centimetres
Other notes Donated by Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1944-01-59
The British Museum
