Astrolabe of Umar ibn Yusuf
أسطرلاب عمر بن يوسف
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 91.1.535a–h.
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A brass astrolabe dated 690 AH / 1291 CE, made by Umar ibn Yusuf ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul, the Rasulid sultan of Yemen, who made it himself, Yemen; the oldest surviving astrolabe made by a known king. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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