a Chinese bronze thumb thing...

Another view.

Do you think he's right ?

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The artifact above would be of no use to draw the string, it would come out at the slightest effort.

The hypothesis would be a protection worn on the bow hand, where the arrow would pass on top of the protection.

:? right, sorry I did overread "bow hand" in your comment
and - the notch would cause harm to the index finger instead of stabilizing the arrow. ;-)

Romain wrote:

Today I was shown this original bronze artifact. It has a little hook protruding on the top right side...

The dealer says it's a protection worn on the bow hand thumb, and that the arrow shaft would pass on top while being held in place with the little hook...

It's a leather-worker's thimble, not a thumbring.

:D :D :D

:shock:

What's a thimble ?

A thimble is a device used by leatherworkers and sewing types to protect the end of the thumb when pushing needles through leather, felt, cloth etc.

European thimbles have for a long time been made of silver, gold and other metals, and look like a dimpled helmet for your thumb.

Dave

but the european one look much nicer than this one, they have pictures on it and may be made of metals or ceramics - my grandma used to collect them
:wink: Uli