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# Thumb ring

This thumb ring was made within the Mughal empire in the 18th century. It is fashioned in white nephrite jade with a reasonable polish on all surfaces. The inner surface is smooth and plain and the outer surface has been inlaid with fine gold "wire" that follows the edges at both ends.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1600–1699 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02521-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02521-is) · Pramāṇa
