Adler AIS | Details

Object number

A-74
Title

Astrolabe: Eastern
Creator

`Abd al-A'immah ibn `Abd al-Husayn
Description

Body, rete, graduated and inscribed diopter with scales and sights, pin, horse, handle, ring, card and 4 tympans. 28 star markers. Labeled in Arabic.
Inscription/Sig.

"`abd al-a'immah sana`ahu" [`Abd al-A'immah made it].
Date

c. 1720
Material

brass, cord
Place Of Prod.

Iran

Dimensions

Frame