Astrolabe
17th century (made)
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Engraved brass disc from an astrolabe, with pierced floral scrolling ornament at the top and a hole for centring the piece on the astrolabe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved brass |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Engraved brass disc from an astrolabe, with a pierced projection at the top, Iran, 17th century; Islamic. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Physical description | Engraved brass disc from an astrolabe, with pierced floral scrolling ornament at the top and a hole for centring the piece on the astrolabe. |
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| Accession number | 809-1889 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2003 |
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