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Nut, crossbow

Description

Crossbow nut made from a section of antler and probably turned on a lathe, from Urquhart Castle, 16th century

Museum reference

H.HY 21

Object name

Nut, crossbow

Date

16th century

Materials

Deerhorn

Associations

Urquhart Castle, Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

PSAS CXII, 1982, p. 465-76

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Canmore Site Record

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