She (archer's ring)-form Pendant with Phoenix Design

Date: Warring States (475-221 BCE)

Dimensions: Length 5.6 cm, Width 4.6 cm, Height 1.2 cm

Material: Jade

Description

She, or '韘' in Chinese, is a thumb ring used in archery to protect the thumb when drawing a bow. From the middle Warring State period onward, jade she evolved from an archery device into an ornamental pendant.

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