"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
Artist bio: Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia
Artist role: Author
Date: dated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    probably Syria or Iraq  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1955
Accession year: 1955
Tags: Human Figures|Weapons