£600 - £800
AN ISLAMIC BRASS ASTROLABE IN THE MAGHREBI STYLENORTH AFRICA, PROBABLY SECOND HALF OF THE 20th CENTURYThe mater with scroll-pierced crown and suspension ring over womb containing five 'tympan' discs each variously delineated with projections to one side only, set behind a pierced rete with ecliptic ring and twenty-eight star pointers, the rear with alidade incorporating opposing pin-hole sights rotating against divided concentric scales.18.5cm (7.25ins) high excluding suspension ring, 15cm (6ins) wide.
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