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Astrolabe Quadrant, Profatius-Type, by 'Abdallah Ahmad b. 'Ali al-Andalusi, Morocco?, 1804
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	54673
Object Type:	Object
Persons:	'Abdallah Ahmad b. 'Alî al-Andalusî (Maker)
Date Created:	Dated 1219 A.H. = 1804 A.D.
Place Created:	Morocco Africa
Subject Classification(s):	Quadrants Astrolabes
Accession Number:	1956-127
Primary Inscriptions:	"Made for the jurist and noble scribe Sayyid Muhammad, son of the holy and pious Sayyid Hajj 'Abd al-Salâm al-Salâwî [i.e. from Salé] in Rabat."
Provenance:	Purchased.
Collection Group:	Islamic World Collection
Material(s):	Brass stone
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 14 14.7 1.2 cm
Narratives Inventory no. 54673 - Lines of Faith Mistake Inventory no. 54673 - Former Display Label The astrolabe on a quadrant

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