Chauve-Souris

Italian

ca. 1510–30

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 371

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Title: Chauve-Souris
Date: ca. 1510–30
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel, gold, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 8 ft. 4 1/2 in. (255.3 cm); L. of head 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Object Number: 29.156.39
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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