Measuring DevicesPersian18th-19th century
Astrolabe
18th-19th century
Dimensions
5.65 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[Joseph Soustiel, Paris, 1981], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1981, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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