[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Archer's thumb ring # Archer's thumb ring The archer's thumb ring made somewhere in the Indian subcontinent, probably in the 18th century, would have been used to protect the wearer from abrasion or injury that could be inflicted by the bowstring when the arrow is released. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-88-1963](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-88-1963) · Pramāṇa