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1927.24.21

Archer's thumb-ring. [ASh [OPS move] 5/7/2017]

1927.24.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Archer's thumb-ring. [ASh [OPS move] 5/7/2017]
Long description
Archer's thumb-ring of silver, set with a stone (? jade or nephrite), probably for decorative purposes only. There are two impressions on either side of this cnetral stone, which indicate that there were two other stones alongside this, which have now been lost. [ASh [OPS move] 5/7/2017]
Person
Field collector Charles James Longman
PRM source Charles James Longman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Nephrite Stone, Material Jadeite Stone, Process Moulded, Process Inlaid
Dimensions
Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 29 mm, Depth: max 5 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.24.21

Search terms: Ornament, Archery Weapon, Thumb Ring, Archery Accessory