Archer's Thumb Ring
| Place of origin |
This archer's thumb ring would have been used to protect the wearer from abrasion or injury by the bowstring as the arrow was released. It has been fashioned in nephrite jade which is a hard and durable material and is ideally suited for the purpose. The quality of this ring, both in the workmanship and in the material used indicates it would have been made for a person of some status. It was made in either Iran or within the Mughal empire. Its date is uncertain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | White nephrite, fashioned by hand using abrasives. |
| Brief description | Archer's thumb ring, white nephrite jade with fine, black inclusions, India or Iran |
| Physical description | An asymmetric archer's thumb ring, fashioned in white nephrite jade with smooth and lightly polished surfaces. The nephrite contains small, black inclusions as fine specks dispersed throughout but there are some areas where there are noticeably more concentrated. |
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| Object history | This ring was bought in 1876 by the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum) for the sum of 5 shillings. |
| Summary | This archer's thumb ring would have been used to protect the wearer from abrasion or injury by the bowstring as the arrow was released. It has been fashioned in nephrite jade which is a hard and durable material and is ideally suited for the purpose. The quality of this ring, both in the workmanship and in the material used indicates it would have been made for a person of some status. It was made in either Iran or within the Mughal empire. Its date is uncertain. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 652-1876 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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