Planispheric Astrolabe
Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi
dated A.H. 1065/ 1654–55 CE
Medium
Brass and steel; cast and hammered, pierced and engraved
Dimensions
H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification
Metal
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.166a–j