Title: Box For Crossbow Bolts (<i>Bolzenkasten</i>), Probably Made for William IV, Duke of Bavaria (r. 1508–50)
Object type: Box for crossbow bolts (<i>Bolzenkasten</i>)
Date: dated 1539
Culture: German, Munich
Artist:  Hans Wagner the Elder 
Artist bio: German, Munich, recorded 1539–56
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Wood (lid and front panel: fruitwood, possibly pear; bottom: walnut; inlay: possibly sycamore; later repairs: mahogany moldings and Indian rosewood veneers on sides), staghorn, iron, gold, paste, paper
Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm); D. 7 31/32 in. (20.2 cm)
Classification: Archery Equipment
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969
Geography: Country of Origin Munich   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bears, term: Birds, term: Fountains, term: Men, term: Women, term: Orpheus, term: Deer, term: Monkeys, term: Musicians