Ancient Egyptian / Nubian Archer’s Stone Thumb Ring
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Ancient Egyptian / Nubian Archer’s Stone Thumb Ring
25th dynasty – Meroitic period, ca. 600 B.C.-300 A.D.
Made of diorite stone. These stone rings were worn by archers to protect the thumb whilst stretching the bowstring.
Especially good condition, absolutely intact. Very rare museum level item.
The most similar archer’s thumb ring, just in worse condition, you can find in Louvre Museum, Inv. No. E14974. The other similar item is stored in National Museum Liverpool, inv. No. 49.47.822
It is also worth to mention a statuette of Kushite king from the British Museum, inv. No. SNM 24705, where the king wears the same archer’s thumb ring on his right hand. This statuette depicts the king as an archer and represents his military leadership.
Egyptian texts as early as 2400 BC note Nubians in Egyptian armies. Representations of Nubian warriors appear in Egyptian tomb models, reliefs, and paintings in all periods of ancient Egyptian history. Nubia in ancient Egyptian was called “Land of the Bow” (is the meaning of Ta-Seti, an ancient Egyptian term used to denote Nubia for thousands of years in antiquity). 11th Dynasty model of Nubian archers in the Egyptian army, for example, was found in a tomb in Asyut (c. 2130–1991 BC).
Height 2.9 cm, diameter 5 cm.
Provenance: Belgian collection of M.K., 1970s.
Certificate of authenticity enclosed.
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All items will be posted very fast from our Belgium offices. We offer very cheap shipping and extremely fast delivery within all the EU. Please note the shipping costs also include the handling fee and packing material. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Authenticity: All items sold by Ancient Art & Coins are guaranteed to be authentic and as described or your money back. We have a combined experience of over 50 years of collecting and selling works of art and we collaborate with consultants, academics and laboratories from the field to ensure all objects sold are genuine.
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Ancient Egyptian / Nubian Archer’s Stone Thumb Ring
25th dynasty – Meroitic period, ca. 600 B.C.-300 A.D.
Made of diorite stone. These stone rings were worn by archers to protect the thumb whilst stretching the bowstring.
Especially good condition, absolutely intact. Very rare museum level item.
The most similar archer’s thumb ring, just in worse condition, you can find in Louvre Museum, Inv. No. E14974. The other similar item is stored in National Museum Liverpool, inv. No. 49.47.822
It is also worth to mention a statuette of Kushite king from the British Museum, inv. No. SNM 24705, where the king wears the same archer’s thumb ring on his right hand. This statuette depicts the king as an archer and represents his military leadership.
Egyptian texts as early as 2400 BC note Nubians in Egyptian armies. Representations of Nubian warriors appear in Egyptian tomb models, reliefs, and paintings in all periods of ancient Egyptian history. Nubia in ancient Egyptian was called “Land of the Bow” (is the meaning of Ta-Seti, an ancient Egyptian term used to denote Nubia for thousands of years in antiquity). 11th Dynasty model of Nubian archers in the Egyptian army, for example, was found in a tomb in Asyut (c. 2130–1991 BC).
Height 2.9 cm, diameter 5 cm.
Provenance: Belgian collection of M.K., 1970s.
Certificate of authenticity enclosed.
Shipping inside EU only.
Seller's Story
All items will be posted very fast from our Belgium offices. We offer very cheap shipping and extremely fast delivery within all the EU. Please note the shipping costs also include the handling fee and packing material. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Authenticity: All items sold by Ancient Art & Coins are guaranteed to be authentic and as described or your money back. We have a combined experience of over 50 years of collecting and selling works of art and we collaborate with consultants, academics and laboratories from the field to ensure all objects sold are genuine.
Please Note - our customer service team does not work on Saturday or Sunday. If a message is sent over the weekend, they will reply to you on Monday.
Details
Culture
Ancient Egyptian / Nubian
Century/timeframe
25th dynasty – Meroitic period, ca. 600 B.C.-300 A.D.
Name of object
Archer’s Stone Thumb Ring
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
2020
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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