Sagittarius and crossbow

["Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ever since I saw the re-drawn VMS Sagittarius in d'Imperio,
I kept wondering about the crossbow motif. Searching 
the list archives I have only found one message by Jorge Stolfi
in which he pointed out the crossbow is European and
medieval (rather than Greek).

It may, however, be important to find (if possible) another
example of Sagittarius with a crossbow. I must say that
I have never seen anything like that. Traditionally,
Sagittarius is a Centaur with a bow - and a similar
representation can even be found in earlier Babylonian
art. Also in Hindu astrology, which incorporated 
the 12 Babylonian signs, it still remains a Centaur.

I have seen several instances of Sagittarius represented
by a human archer - in medieval and renaissance German
images - but still holding a bow, never a crossbow.

As it seems to be so rare, finding a similar image
might perhaps restrict the dating and/or area 
where VMS was created.

Best regards,

Rafal