Planispheric Astrolabe

Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi

dated A.H. 1065/ 1654–55 CE

Planispheric Astrolabe by Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi

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

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