Astrolabe (non-functioning)
Abd al-A'imma
(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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA from E.S. David in 1942.
about 1625
'Abdallah ibn Ahmad ibn Fadlallah ibn 'Abd al-Hamid al-Qadi al-Qazvini
1339 A.D./ 739 A.H.
'Abdallah ibn Ahmad ibn Fadlallah ibn 'Abd al-Hamid al-Qadi al-Qazvini
1338 A.D./ 739 A.H.
Muhammad Ali ibn Abd al-Bayg ibn Ali Quli Jabbadar
about 1740– 45
about 1475
mid-14th–mid-15th century
15th–early 16th century (?)
mid-14th century
