Astrolabe, by Muhammad ibn Fattuh al-Khama'iri, Seville, 1221/2

Object is on display.

Inventory Number:

44141

Object Type:

Object

Persons:

Muhammad ibn Fattuh al-Khamairi (Maker (Signed by))

Date Created:

Dated A.H. 618 (1221/2 CE)

Place Created:

Seville Spain Europe

Subject Classification(s):

Astrolabes

Accession Number:

1924-0/part

Brief Description:

This Andalusian astrolabe was made in Seville, modern-day Spain, in 1221 during the time of the Muslim Almohad Empire which ruled over Morocco and part of Spain. Seville was an important centre, of equal importance to the capital Marrakesh. The object is signed and dated to the year 618 of the hijra. Another object in the Museum's collection (HSM inv. 50934) was made by the same maker, in Seville, about three years before.

Primary Inscriptions:

بسم الله صنعه محمد بن فتوح الخمايري بمدينة إشبيلية في سنة خيح الهجرة. "In the name of God. Made by Muhammad ibn Fattuh al-Khama'iri in the city of Seville in the year 618 of the Hijra". Engraved on the back of the throne. اثبت في جدول الحدود و الدر نجانات و الوجوه و المثلثات رسوم الكواكب باواخرحر و فاسمايها "I have set in the table the limits, dignities, and the faces, and the triplicities and the signs of the stars according to the last letters of their names". Engraved in a circle in the middle of the womb.

Provenance:

Presented by Lewis Evans Bought by Evans in Paris through Vitali (April 1910).

Collection Group:

Lewis Evans Collection

Material(s):

Brass

Dimensions: