Lot Essay
According to his name, Hamza bin Iyyaz al-Sanandaji, the maker of this astrolabe was originally from the city of Sanandaj in Kurdistan (present-day Iran).
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SIGNED HAMZA BIN IYYAZ AL-SANANDAJI, PROBABLY KURDISTAN, OTTOMAN OR QAJAR PROVINCES, DATED AH 1268/1852 AD
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AN ASTROLABE
SIGNED HAMZA BIN IYYAZ AL-SANANDAJI, PROBABLY KURDISTAN, OTTOMAN OR QAJAR PROVINCES, DATED AH 1268/1852 AD
The finely engraved kursi signed and dated, with associated plates, rete and horse
3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) diam.
SIGNED HAMZA BIN IYYAZ AL-SANANDAJI, PROBABLY KURDISTAN, OTTOMAN OR QAJAR PROVINCES, DATED AH 1268/1852 AD
The finely engraved kursi signed and dated, with associated plates, rete and horse
3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) diam.