File:Khalili_Collection_Islamic_Art_sci_0430_back.jpg
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Planispheric Astrolabe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Planispheric Astrolabe label QS:Len,"Planispheric Astrolabe" |
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Object type | astrolabe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
The astrolabe, an invention of Hellenistic Alexandria, was the principal Islamic instrument for telling the time, surveying and determining latitude. By the later 9th century it was used througho ... See full description on web site. |
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Date | 9th century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | brass, cast, with fretwork rete and surface engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q63160499 |
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Place of creation | North Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
References | https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage-planispheric-astrolabe-sci430/ (English) |
Photograph
DescriptionKhalili Collection Islamic Art sci 0430 back.jpg | Planispheric Astrolabe |
Source | Khalili Collections |
Author | Khalili Collections |
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Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 16:03, 11 December 2018 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:08, 5 April 2007 |
Date metadata was last modified | 16:03, 11 December 2018 |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:2D6187B0E4F711DBA4CFF388B5355890 |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
IIM version | 32,767 |