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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latifdated A.H. 715/1315 CE
- Attribution
- | Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif | Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia|
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Physical dimensions
- H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Frame: H. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm) W. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
- Credit line
- Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
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