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Astrolabe, Attributed to Ferdinand Arsenius, Flemish, Late 16th Century

Inventory Number 45365

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45365

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Mr H. E. Backer of London. Formerly in the possession of the Guinigi family of Lucca.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 281mm
Inventory No
45365
Accession Number
1952-96

Description

Mater, rete for 48 stars, 3 plates, rule, alidade, nut, washer and bolt in the form of a Maltese cross.

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