"Goat's Foot" Spanner for a Crossbow

European

crossbowarms

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

62.3 × 7.7 × 7 cm (24 1/2 × 3 × 2 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

George F. Harding Collection

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