Al-Jazari_Automata_Elephant-Clock_1315.jpg
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Summary
The Elephant Clock (mechanical clock, which moves every half an hour). From Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices, a.k.a. Automata), written in 1206 CE | |
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Artist |
Abu'l Izz Isma'il al-Jazari (Author), Farkh ibn 'Abd al-Latif (Copyist)
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Title |
The Elephant Clock (mechanical clock, which moves every half an hour). From
Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya
(
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
, a.k.a.
Automata
), written in 1206 CE
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Date | 1315, probably Syria |
Medium | illustrated manuscript, Ink, colors, and gold on paper |
Dimensions |
height: 30 cm (11.8 in); width: 19.7 cm (7.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,30U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,19.7U174728
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Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.51.23 Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956 |
Current location |
New York, USA.
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Source/Photographer | [1] ? |
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