Crossbow Bolt

Cleveland Museum of Art

The object is a Crossbow Bolt by artist not specified. The bolt has a dark brown wooden shaft with a distinctive shape. The shaft is mostly straight and approximately 10 times longer than it is wide. The end on the right has a metal tip. The tip is made of gray metal and tapers to a point. The metal tip appears to be roughly triangular in shape. The left end of the shaft appears to have a notch. The background of the image is gray. The bolt is centered horizontally in the image.