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"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

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"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari

Date
dated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
probably Syria or Iraq
Object number
55.121.13
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1955
Gallery
454
Original Met record Artist authority

Artist information

Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia

Subjects and terms

  • Human Figures
  • Weapons

The Met object ID 451300. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.