Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1587/8 (A.H. 996)
Maker Muḥammad Amīn ibn Amīrzā Khān
Place Persia
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
Accession 1957-84/2

Provenance

Billmeir acquired it with the collection of Henri Michel, of Brussels, which he purchased about 1950. A long inscription praises the new sultan Shah Abbas I (reigned 1587-1629), though whether the astrolabe belonged to him or was merely dedicated to him is not clear.
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