Astrolabe, Turkish, 1678 |
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Object is on display. |
Inventory Number: | 43559
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Object Type: | Object
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Place Created: | Turkey Asia
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Subject Classification(s): |
Astrolabes |
Accession Number: | 1924-0/part
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Brief Description: | A small Ottoman astrolabe dated 1089 A.H (1678/9 CE) with plates inscribed for the cities of Diyarbakır, Erzerum, Edirne, Mosul, Trebizond, the Kaba in Mecca, and, probably, Istanbul. Its simple and clear design suggests this instrument was a working tool used in the Kurdish region of present-day eastern Turkey and northen Iraq.
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Primary Inscriptions: | سنة ١٠٨٩
"In the year 1089". Engraved on the kursi.
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Provenance: | Presented by
Lewis Evans.
Purchased by
Evans from Vitali Francis Frères, Algeria, in February 1911.
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Collection Group: |
Lewis Evans Collection |
Material(s): |
Brass
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Dimensions: |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Diameter |
Unit |
12 |
8.5 |
2.4 |
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cm |
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