**Originally Listed At $500**
Near East, Mughal Empire, ca. 17th century CE. An elegant archer's ring, hand-carved from walrus ivory in a traditional form with a pointed tab on one side and a petite knob flanked by wing-like designs at the other. An archer’s ring is worn on the thumb of the archer's stronger hand, the hand that pulls the bowstring, with its tab or tongue fitted over the pad of the thumb. Not only does it protect the thumb, it also allows for a more precise release of the bowstring. A precious example that could be worn on the thumb as intended or suspended from a chain as a pendant. Size: 1.8" L x 1.3" W (4.6 cm x 3.3 cm); US Ring Size: 11.5
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece is over 100 years old.
Provenance: private Denver collection, Colorado, USA, acquired in 2004; ex-Bob and Shirley Heller collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, purchased from Zamilco International, New York, New York, USA in 1968
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#177939
Condition
Some minor nicks and abrasions to surface, and natural, stable hairline fissure to bone. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice preservation of incised decoration and light patina. Wearable as a ring or pendant.