Lot 130: A RARE BRASS ENGRAVED CELESTIAL GLOBE, PERSIA OR INDIA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
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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.
A similar celestial globe is in the Brooklyn Museum, New York (Accession No. 20.993)
H: 18cm
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