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LOT 1813
Medieval Silver Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.82 grams, 21.06 mm overall, 19.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Penannular with butted ends to the hoop, triangular extension with hatched fleur-de-lys motif in low relief; edge nicked.
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.
