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Celestial Globe, by Diya al-Din Muhammad, Lahore, 1663/4
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	45247
Object Type:	Object
Persons:	Diya ad-din Muhammad (Maker (Signed by))
Date Created:	1663/4
Place Created:	Lahore Pakistan Asia
Subject Classification(s):	Globes Astronomy
Accession Number:	1957-84/25
Primary Inscriptions:	Signed, 'Work of the least of the servants Diyâ' ad-dîn Muhammad b. Qâ'im Muhammad b. Mullâ 'Îsà b. Shaikh Ilâh-dâd the imperial (himâyûnî) astrolabist of Lahore, in the Hijrî year 1074 [= 1663/4 A.D.]'.
Provenance:	Presented by J. A. Billmeir.
Collection Group:	Billmeir Collection
Material(s):	Brass and silver
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 22 33.5 29.5 cm
Narratives Inventory no. 45247 - Former Display Label Temporary exhibition label - "Succession" An Indian family of instrument makers Special Exhibition Label: 'Al-Mizan: Sciences and Arts in the Islamic World' (26/10/2010 - 20/03/2011)

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