Details
Engraved with constellations, two pierced holes on opposite sides of the sphere, ascribed to Hatem Isfahani and with date of AH 1197/ 1782-3 AD
9¼in. (23.4cm.) diam.
Provenance
Anon sale, Sotheby's, London, 25 April 2012, lot 584
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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Lot Essay

For similarly attributed globes see F. Maddison, and E. Savage-Smith, Science, Tools & Magic. Part One. Body and Spirit. Mapping the Universe, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, vol. XII, Oxford, 1997, pp.160-165.

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