£7,500 - £10,000
A QAJAR BRASS ASTROLABE
18TH CENTURY
DATED 1186AH/1772 AD
SIGNED Of typical circular shape, comprising four plates and and openwork grid with vegetal trellis, a trilobed palmette and suspension shackle, the base intricately engraved with bands of Arabic inscriptions, centre of womb marked with date, the plates engraved each bearing various altitudes in naskh
10cm diameter
16cm high
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