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Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	15386
Object Type:	Object
Persons:	John Rowley
Date Created:
Place Created:	London United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s):	Armillary spheres, orreries & planetaria
Accession Number:	1925-43
Primary Inscriptions:	Signed: "I OHN ROWLEY LONDINI FECIT"
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Material(s):	Brass Silver
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 48.5 35.5 cm
Narratives Pair of armillary spheres Inventory no. 15386 - Former Display Label Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Orrery Collection in print Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925 Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection

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