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A ring placed on the thumb made of nephrite
(خاتم يوضع في الإبهام من النفريت)

Title	A ring placed on the thumb made of nephrite
Title Original	خاتم يوضع في الإبهام من النفريت
Publication Date:	Second half of the sixteenth century
Publication Place	- Art History Museum
Subject	Nephrite, ruby, gold
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 4.1 سم ، العرض : 3.2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	KK_2218
Record ID	object;EPM;at;Mus22;33;ar
Library Location	Art History Museum
Date	Second half of the sixteenth century
Notes	Archers wore rings made of a semi-precious stone on the thumb fingers of their right hand to help them shoot their bows. The essential part of the weapon is carried with great pride in the East. These luxurious rings that were placed on the thumb of the hand were perfect expressions of the fighter’s rank and wealth.
Sample Text	“A ring placed on the thumb made of nephrite” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;33;ar

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A ring placed on the thumb made of nephrite

(خاتم يوضع في الإبهام من النفريت)

Publication Date Second half of the sixteenth century

Publication Place - Art History Museum

Subject Nephrite, ruby, gold

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 4.1 سم ، العرض : 3.2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID KK_2218

Record ID object;EPM;at;Mus22;33;ar

Library Location Art History Museum

Date Second half of the sixteenth century

Notes Archers wore rings made of a semi-precious stone on the thumb fingers of their right hand to help them shoot their bows. The essential part of the weapon is carried with great pride in the East. These luxurious rings that were placed on the thumb of the hand were perfect expressions of the fighter’s rank and wealth.

Sample Text “A ring placed on the thumb made of nephrite” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;33;ar