Crossbow Bolt
1500s–1600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Crossbow Bolt, 1500s–1600s. Germany, 16th-17th century. Wood, leather, steel; average: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1740 Bolts with feathering made of leather were used mainly in the Tyrolean area, which includes northern Italy and western Austria.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- wood, leather, steel
- Dimensions
- Average: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1740
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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