A very fine 19th Century North Indian bronze celestial globe.

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A very fine North Indian Bronze Celestial Globe.
Stock Number:
x6328
$ 9500.00

Description

A very fine North Indian Bronze Celestial Globe. The entire surface highly decorated with incised script, figures and graphical representations of constellations. This example appears to be signed near one of the axes, possibly "Al-Iskanderani" a famous maker of these objects.

 

Origin:

Late 19th Century B.C. India / Modern Day Pakistan

Dimensions:

Diameter: 17 cm

Condition:

Good condition.

Reference: 

For a similar example see Sotheby's London, April 2009, Sale #LO9721, Lot 106