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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

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manuscript illumination

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Folio from an illustrated manuscript

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inception

14. century

latest date

1340^Gregorian

earliest date

1290^Gregorian

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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari MET DP234075.jpg
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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bird

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Initiative

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dragon

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Initiative

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elephant

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Initiative

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clock

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Initiative

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

1956

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Islamic Art

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inventory number

57.51.23

collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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14 April 2017

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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451402

width

19.7 centimetre

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height

30 centimetre

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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (2012 edition)

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page(s)

133

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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari MET 57.51.23

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18345633

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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451402

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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451402

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