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226 - BEAUTIFUL PLANISPHERIC ASTROLABE IN BRASS
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BEAUTIFUL PLANISPHERIC ASTROLABE IN BRASS Attributed to ‘Abd el ‘Ali (Isfahani), Qajar Iran, 19th century The base and throne are cast as a single piece, comprising the spider, the axle, the alidade, the horse, and a set of four tympanums from the same ensemble but associated with the base; the base without a stop, finely chased on both sides; the reverse of the throne bearing the date 1112 H / 1700–01, the apocryphal signature of Abd al-‘Ali indicated in a medallion at the center; the spider engraved with the names of the zodiac signs; the pointers featuring animal heads; the horse holding the assembly in the shape of an animal; some stains; in good overall condition. Dimensions: 16.9 cm (height without the loop); 18.5 cm (maximum height); 12.1 cm (diameter); 0.7 cm (thickness); 10.2 cm (diameter of the tympanums). Provenance: Private French collection Then, by inheritance, private Parisian collection, 1999 A Fine Qajar Astrolabe After a Model Signed ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 19th century, bearing the date 1112 H
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