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LOT 1411
Silver Inlaid Astrolabe
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 in. (1.08 kg, 22.5 cm high).
A base metal astrolabe, discoid with silver-inlaid zodiac to the reverse, domed obverse with numerals and text to the dome, removable cover with retaining bar, axle and cotter pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1998.
UK private collection.
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