Accession No

1724

Brief Description

qibla indicator, Islamic, 19th Century

Origin

Islamic

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver); glass

Dimensions

diameter 65mm; height 15mm

Special Collection

Fitzwilliam Collection

Provenance

On loan from The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge from 1973. Donated by Charles Holden-White to the Fitzwilliam Museum. Holden-White collection.

Inscription

Description Notes

Brass with hinged lid. Open silvered dial plate with blue and red ink decoration. Folding gnomon and radial index arm. Compass beneath dial plate.

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