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Astrolabe (non-functioning)

(Persian, active about 1678–1722)
probably late 19th century
Object PlacePersia
Medium/TechniqueBrass, cast in eight pieces and engraved
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 14.5 x 8.8 cm (5 11/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number42.303
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
InscriptionsOn the throne, a jumbled version of the Throne Verse (Koran II:225); on the borders around spider, a jumble of star and zodiac names; in a cartouche on lower section of back, false signature "work of Abd al-A'Imma"
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA from E.S. David in 1942.

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