Planispheric Astrolabe
Object type: Astrolabe
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi
Artist bio: Iranian, active 1643–1689
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 1065/ 1654–55 CE
Medium: Brass and steel; cast and hammered, pierced and engraved
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6  cm)
W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

Classification: Metal
Geography: Attributed to Mashhad   Iran  
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Arabic|Astronomy