Archer's Thumb Ring
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Archer's rings were functional objects that were designed to protect the thumb of a user, as they drew back the string of a bow. In the Mughal Courts, such rings were made with luxury materials and worn as jewelry on the thumb, or suspended from a waist sash as an ornament. This example has been carved from walrus ivory, a luxury material that was traded from Siberia to the Safavid and Mughal empires. Walrus ivory was a favorite material of the emperor Jahangir, who was known to possess a ring of this type.
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