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The Khalili Astrolabe  wikidata:Q106648151 reasonator:Q106648151
Title
The Khalili Astrolabe
label QS:Len,"The Khalili Astrolabe"
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Object type astrolabe Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: A monumental planispheric astrolabe made for Shah Jahan, Punjab, Lahore, 1648–58 AD. From the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. This has become known as "The Khalili Astrolabe".

brass, sheet and cast, cut and engraved, the rete inlaid with silver

most probably the work of Diya’ al-Din Muhammad Lahuri with six plates

diameter 52.6 cm height 60.2 cm (excluding shackle and suspension ring)

Documented in Sarma, Sreeramula Rajeswara (2019) "A Monumental Astrolabe Made for Shāh Jahān and Later Reworked with Sanskrit Legends" in (in English) Astrolabes in Medieval Cultures, BRILL, pp. 198–262 ISBN: 978-90-04-38786-7.
Language Arabic / Sanskrit Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 1648 and 1658
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1648-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1658-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Dimensions diameter: 52.6 cm (20.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2386,+52.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number
SCI 53 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Lahore Edit this at Wikidata
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English: The Khalili Astrolabe, a monumental planispheric astrolabe made for Shah Jahan, Punjab, Lahore, 1648–58 AD Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections
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As part of its programme of cultural philanthropy, the Khalili Foundation has shared images from the eight Khalili Collections. These objects come from many different cultures and time periods, and some have a profound cultural and religious significance. Please use this material responsibly, showing respect to the cultures to which these objects are precious.

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The Khalili Astrolabe, a monumental planispheric astrolabe made for Shah Jahan, Punjab, Lahore, 1648–58 AD

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