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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Islamic
Title:	Astrolabe
Type:	Scientific instrument
Materials:	Brass
Place Made:	Asia; India or Iran
Measurements:	Overall: 8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 in; 21.6 cm x 16.5 cm x 2.5 cm; Plate: 5 7/8 in; 14.9 cm
Accession Number:	MH 1991.4.761a-b
Credit Line:	Bequest of Helene Brouseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
a: brass astrolabe with Arabic inscriptions; ring attached to top of elaborately decorated top piece; red tassel; b: separate bird-shaped brass to hold central pin.

Subjects:
Brass

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