A FINE SAFAVID BRASS ASTROLABE
TABRIZ, IRAN, DATED AH 1117/1705-06 AD
A FINE SAFAVID BRASS ASTROLABE TABRIZ, IRAN, DATED AH 1117/1705-06 AD The brass mater with arabesque throne with upper trilobed palmette and suspension shackle, the reverse engraved with the date 1117 and with a dedication inscription in nasta'liq , the rim graduated [0-360° ] to 1° with larger markings every 5°, with five plates engraved on both sides each bearing stereographic projections for various latitudes each engraved with inscriptions in naskh and panels of elegant split palmettes, altitude circles every 6° and azimuth arcs every 10°, the reverse of one bearing a table of horizons, the rete with 19 named star pointers, the reverse of the mater with shadow square and projection for equal hours and a planetary table, the alidade with two holed sighting vanes and cusped cartouches containing scrolling vine issuing split palmettes at either end, the edge with long inscription cartouches with the name of the patron alternated with small quatrefoil cartouches containing flowers and split palmettes, the horse and pin possibly later 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high overall; 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) diam.
A FINE SAFAVID BRASS ASTROLABE
TABRIZ, IRAN, DATED AH 1117/1705-06 AD
A FINE SAFAVID BRASS ASTROLABE TABRIZ, IRAN, DATED AH 1117/1705-06 AD The brass mater with arabesque throne with upper trilobed palmette and suspension shackle, the reverse engraved with the date 1117 and with a dedication inscription in nasta'liq , the rim graduated [0-360° ] to 1° with larger markings every 5°, with five plates engraved on both sides each bearing stereographic projections for various latitudes each engraved with inscriptions in naskh and panels of elegant split palmettes, altitude circles every 6° and azimuth arcs every 10°, the reverse of one bearing a table of horizons, the rete with 19 named star pointers, the reverse of the mater with shadow square and projection for equal hours and a planetary table, the alidade with two holed sighting vanes and cusped cartouches containing scrolling vine issuing split palmettes at either end, the edge with long inscription cartouches with the name of the patron alternated with small quatrefoil cartouches containing flowers and split palmettes, the horse and pin possibly later 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high overall; 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) diam.
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