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The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif (MET, 57.51.23)

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al-Jazari: "The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari  wikidata:Q29385158 reasonator:Q29385158
Artist
al-Jazari  (1136–1206)  wikidata:Q81627 s:it:Autore:Al-Jazari q:en:Al-Jazari
 
al-Jazari
Alternative names
Ismail al-Jazari; Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari; Al-Jazari
Description mathematician, inventor, writer, engineer, astronomer and 'ālim
Date of birth/death 1136 Edit this at Wikidata 1206 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Upper Mesopotamia Edit this at Wikidata Turkey Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q81627
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Title
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Object type manuscript illumination Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Folio from an illustrated manuscript; Codices
Date dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315
Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions height: 30 cm (11.8 in); width: 19.7 cm (7.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,30U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,19.7U174728

Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)

Frame: 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
57.51.23
Credit line Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451402

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