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Astrolabe, by Diya al-din ibn Qaim Muhammad, Indo-Persian, 1653/4

Inventory Number 38862


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.38862

Subject
Astrolabes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by J. A. Billmeir with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
"The work of the least of the servants Diya al-din ibn Qaim Muhammad the astrolabist, year 1064", engraved on the back.
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Astrolabe
Dimensions
Diameter: 109mm
Inventory No
38862
Accession Number
1957-84/163

Description

Mater; rete; 5 plates; alidade; horse; pin; red `ilaqa.