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Light Crossbow (Schnepper) from the Armory of Sedlitz Palace

Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder

dated 1733

Attribution
Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder German, Dresden, 1696–1778
Medium
Steel, wood (walnut), staghorn, hemp, wool, gold
Physical dimensions
L. 27 11/16 in. (70.3 cm); W. 22 1/2 in. (57.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 5 oz. (1,949 g)
Credit line
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2010
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