Small Pellet Crossbow in the 16th-Century Style

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The crossbow has a stock made of gold-colored metal, with engravings. The stock curves downward then up to the right and ends with a knob. A groove runs along the top. There are two short metal prongs on top of the stock near the center. The trigger is on the right side. The bow is made of dark metal and is attached to the stock near the front. It consists of two curved limbs with rounded ends. The bow is pulled back and secured by a dark metal piece that attaches to the stock. The background is white with a gray gradient at the top. A shadow is cast to the right.