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LOT 1826
Medieval Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.82 grams, 36.30 mm overall, 21.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)).
With D-section hoop and triangular extension decorated with incised scrolls and hatching.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
