Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Paintings modeled as a tazza full

modeled as a tazza full of fruit

A very rare "Hors de Commerce"

or only smaller nuggets or cabochons as this necklace has

The globular bases having three oval finely hand-painted floral panels with gilded foliate surrounds

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Antique Persian Islamic Arabic Brass Qibla Mecca Zodiac Compass Astrolabe 1880 Paintings modeled as a tazza fullA good antique 19th century Persian Islamic brass astrolabe compendium, circa 1880. This rare antique Islamic scientific instrument is made from engraved brass and is a compendium comprising an astrolabe, sundial and compass. The front is engraved with signs of the zodiac and degrees and Arabic calligraphy, the circular brass frame is in set with a compass and a hinged sundial gnomon shaped like a camel. Termed a Qibla, to find the sacred direction of