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Compendium DSN_1217

This astronomical compendium was made in nineteenth-century Iran to reflect the wealth and finesse of its owner. It contains miniature astronomical instruments in a small gold-enamelled box that would have been hung from a chain or held in a pocket.

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Uploaded on July 19, 2017
Taken on July 1, 2017