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Time-Keeping Device, Page from a Manuscript on Mechanical Devices by al-Jazariearly 14th century

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Illustrated manuscript page with Arabic script and a diagram of a mechanical device featuring two human figures and a goat-like animal, ink on aged paper

Unknown, Time-Keeping Device, Page from a Manuscript on Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, early 14th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Time-Keeping Device, Page from a Manuscript on Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Place Made
Syria or Egypt
Date Made
early 14th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.572
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.