The Ancient Viking Era Bronze Archer's Ring

This bronze ring, circa 900-1100AD, would have been used by an archer to protect their fingers during powerful bow drawings.

When drawing a bow using a thumb draw, the thumb is hooked around the bowstring just beneath the arrow and its grip reinforced with the first (sometimes second) finger. The bowstring rests against the inner pad of the archer's thumb and the thumb ring protects the skin. The bowstring rests against the flat of the ring when the bow is drawn.

Decorated with incisions this ring is in good condition and fully wearable, though at around a millennium old it is perhaps no longer suitable to be used for archery.

This ring is approximately 4.8mm thick at the back, 6.8mm at the base of the peaks, and 8.7mm at the widest point.

Size U UK, 10¼ US/Canada

Authenticity: This ring is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from an established ancient artefact gallery in central London. The gallery is the official partner and representative of Ralf Kotalla German authenticity Laboratory in the UK and the document is signed by their lead expert with a PhD in Archaeology.

Provenance: From a London gallery, acquired from a collector; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.

Important Notes: This item is excluded from our Free Resizing service. As an ancient artefact we will not alter it.