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Object Number 12-10-40/84417
Display Title Crossbow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, crossbow, carved wood, incised metal hardware, twisted fiber ties
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England?
Dimensions Overall: 89.5 x 61 x 15 cm (35 1/4 x 24 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84417

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