"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Q: When was ""The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari" created?

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

Q: Is ""The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari" in the public domain?

Yes, "The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

dated A.H. 715/1315 CE

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari by Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Frame: H. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm) W. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956

Accession Number

57.51.23

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

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