
Astrolabe of 'Umar ibn Yusuf ibn 'Umar ibn 'Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
690 AH / 1291 CE · Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Armour, blades, clocks and musical instruments. 47 artworks recorded, across 3 kinds, each with a cited chain of ownership.

690 AH / 1291 CE · Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1586 · Steel
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1532-35 · Steel
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1828-1832 · Ebony
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1492-1494 · Two clay-moulded hemispheres laminated in...
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Late 15th century · Steel
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1350-1500 · Carved willow soundbox
Long Room, Old Library, Trinity College Dublin

1720 · Cypress
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1766-1769 · Brass fusee movement with verge escapement...
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

c. 1560 · Spruce
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

16th century · Steel and gold
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 496-465 BCE · Cast bronze
Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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