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IRAN, DATED AH 1115 BUT PROBABLY LATER
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AN ENGRAVED BRASS NON-FUNCTIONAL ASTROLABE
Iran, dated AH 1115 but probably later
The brass mater with engraved inscription panel above, the interior engraved with a gazetteer naming various cities in Iran and the surrounding region, the centre with the purported date of 1115, the reverse with further inscriptions and diagrams, four plates each engraved on both sides with the cardinal points named in naskh, the dial with various star locations each idenitified, horse head pin a replacement, silk suspension cord and tassle
8¼in. (21.1cm.) high
Iran, dated AH 1115 but probably later
The brass mater with engraved inscription panel above, the interior engraved with a gazetteer naming various cities in Iran and the surrounding region, the centre with the purported date of 1115, the reverse with further inscriptions and diagrams, four plates each engraved on both sides with the cardinal points named in naskh, the dial with various star locations each idenitified, horse head pin a replacement, silk suspension cord and tassle
8¼in. (21.1cm.) high
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