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Folio from Kitab fi ma'arifat al-hiyal al-handisaya (The book of knowledge of ingenious mechanical devices), “Automata," by al-Jazari (d. 1206); recto: part of a water-clock, with a man seated; verso: text
1354 (755 A.H.)
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
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- Title: Folio from Kitab fi ma'arifat al-hiyal al-handisaya (The book of knowledge of ingenious mechanical devices), “Automata," by al-Jazari (d. 1206); recto: part of a water-clock, with a man seated; verso: text
- Date Created: 1354 (755 A.H.)
- Location: Egypt
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
- Historical Period: Mamluk period
- Credit Line: Purchase
- Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
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