ISLAMIC, INDIAN & ANCIENT ART

A BRASS PERSIAN ENGRAVED CELESTIAL GLOBE, ZAND PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

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Start price: £750

Estimated price: £800 - £1,200

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Description

Of spherical form, cast in brass and engraved with finely incised constellations, zodiac signs, and inscriptions in elegant naskh script. The globe is set on a stand of four baluster columns connected by circular rings, allowing rotation. The surface displays celestial figures and cartographic lines marking meridians and parallels. 

H: 18cm