Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1719/20 (A.H. 1132)
Maker ‘Abd al-A’imma
Place Iṣfahān
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
Accession 1957-84/167

Provenance

Billmeir bought it from Nicolas Landau, a collector and dealer of Paris, during the period 1955-57. It was originally made for 'Alīqulī, a prince of the royal Safavid family.
MHS Home | Contact Us | ©2006 Museum of the History of Science