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Astrolabe, by `Abd al-A'imma, Persian, 1719/20
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	46681
Object Type:	Object
Persons:	`Abd al-A'imma (Maker)
Date Created:	Dated 1132 A. H. (A.D. 1719/20)
Place Created:	Iran/Persia Asia
Subject Classification(s):	Astrolabes
Accession Number:	1957-84/167
Primary Inscriptions:	"Made and engraved by `Abd al-A'imma in the year 1132", engraved in a cartouche below the shadow-square. Other inscriptions in the kursi and on the back, see text box.
Provenance:	Presented by J. A. Billmeir. Formerly in the Landau Collection (Paris).
Collection Group:	Billmeir Collection
Material(s):	Brass
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 135 mm
Narratives Inventory no. 46681 - Former Display Label Special Exhibition Label: 'Al-Mizan: Sciences and Arts in the Islamic World' (26/10/2010 - 20/03/2011) Princes and professors

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