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"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazaridated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE
- Attribution
- Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Physical dimensions
- H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm) W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm)
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1955
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