1985.338: Astrolabe
Measuring Devices
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.338
- Title
- Astrolabe
- Classification
- Measuring Devices
- Work Type
- astrolabe
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Period
- Qajar period
- Culture
- Persian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215912
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- 5.65 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
[Joseph Soustiel, Paris, 1981], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1981, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
- Accession Year
- 1985
- Object Number
- 1985.338
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Exhibition History
- The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987
Verification Level
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