Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1326
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 44.1cm
(Note: Measurement converted from 'List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884'. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82), Width: 72.5cm, Depth: 3.8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
880-1884
Record ID
880-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1326
Notes
Sun dial made from marble, engraved with diagrams and an Arabic (Kufic) inscription: âKhalÃl, son of Ramtásh, wrought it in the year of the Hijreh 726.â Egypt. 14th Century
Sample Text
Translation âKhalÃl, son of Ramtásh, wrought it in the year of the Hijreh 726.â
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Marble Engraving
Fiziksel açıklama
SUN DIAL. Marble, engraved with diagrams and Arabic (Kufic) inscription, with date, âKhalÃl, son of Ramtásh, wrought it in the year of the Hijreh 726.â From Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1326. H. 2 ft. 4 ¾ in., W. 1ft. 5 ¼ in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 10l. Description from the 'List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884'. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82
