"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

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This artwork was created dated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE.

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Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari

dated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE

"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari by Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1955

Accession Number

55.121.13

"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

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