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Summary
Object
Planispheric Astrolabe
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| Title |
Planispheric Astrolabe
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| Object type |
astrolabe
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| Description |
The astrolabe, an invention of Hellenistic Alexandria, was the principal Islamic instrument for telling the time, surveying and determining latitude. By the later 9th century it was used througho ... See full description on web site.
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| Date | 9th century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | brass, cast, with fretwork rete and surface engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
SCI 430
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Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
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| Place of creation | North Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage-planispheric-astrolabe-sci430/
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Photograph
| Description | Planispheric Astrolabe |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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