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Four decorative brass astrolabes,
of various sizes, the largest -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) diamter, the smallest -- 1 11/16in. (4.3cm.) diameter; a 19th-Century wood-cased brass Islamic qibla indicator, with brass horizontal plate, pointer and glazed compass with rusted iron needle (glass displaced) -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) diamter; an unusual copper hexagonal instrument bearing Islamic inscriptions and with a bird-shaped pointer; and an unusual brass gauge
See Illustration (7)
of various sizes, the largest -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) diamter, the smallest -- 1 11/16in. (4.3cm.) diameter; a 19th-Century wood-cased brass Islamic qibla indicator, with brass horizontal plate, pointer and glazed compass with rusted iron needle (glass displaced) -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) diamter; an unusual copper hexagonal instrument bearing Islamic inscriptions and with a bird-shaped pointer; and an unusual brass gauge
See Illustration (7)
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