Section of a Composite Bow from a Crossbow

Medium

Baleen, horn, tendon, bark (birch)

Dimensions

L. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (12 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment

Culture

European

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Museum Accession

Accession Number

X.800