- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Brace for protecting archers' wrists. [ASh [OPS move] 5/7/2017]
- Long description
- Brace for protecting archers' wrists. Made from elephant ivory, with a pointed section at either end and two grooves on the upper surface of the brace near to the edges. Perforated five times. Decorated with the image of a coat of arms that is surrounded by foliage and flowers. [ASh [OPS move] 5/7/2017]
- Cultural groups
- French
- Date / Period
- Date made: 1600-1699
- Date collected
- By 1927
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1927
- Materials and processes
- Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Process Incised, Process Grooved
- Dimensions
- Width: max 58 mm, Length: max 141 mm, Depth: max 39 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1927.24.18 Other numbers: 12
Search terms: Archery Weapon, Archery Accessory, Wristguard
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