Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 18th century (?)
Place Persia
Material Brass
Acquisition Purchased from Alain Brieux in 1969-70
Accession 1969-217A/5

Provenance

Brieux was a Paris dealer and collector. This template and blank are part of an ensemble of instruments and tools, obviously forming part of an astrolabe maker's equipment, which had recently been brought to Europe from Iran.
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