Crossbow and Cranequin of Elector Augustus I of Saxony

Crossbow and Cranequin of Elector Augustus I of Saxony

c. 1553–73 · Germany, Saxony, 16th century

wood (walnut?), bone veneers, flax cord, steel (etched, traces of gilding). woolen pompoms, stock decorated wih inlaid trophies of arms

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