silver
Iran
13th Century
Source: Adolph Drechsler, Der Arabische Himmelsglobus des Mohammed ben Muyîd el-’Ordhi vom Jahre 1279 im Mathematisch-physikalischen Salon zu Dresden, 2nd ed., Dresden 1922 (reprint in: Islamic Mathematics and Astronomy, vol. 50, Frankfurt 1998, pp. 261–289). Cited in Sezgin, pp. 52.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
silver
Evidence
"Inlaid are: ... the equator, the star points, the names of the constellations and the maker’s name with silver; the names of the zodiac signs alternately with gold and silver."
Remarks
Silver inlay is utilized on the 13th-century bronze celestial globe from the Maragha observatory to mark the celestial equator, individual star points, the names of constellations, and the signature of the maker, Muhammad (p. 52). Along with gold, silver is used for the names of the signs of the zodiac in an alternating pattern (p. 52). The markings are inlaid into a bronze sphere (p. 52).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAg
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorSilver
RegionIran
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
TitleUntitled
AuthorAdolph Drechsler, Der Arabische Himmelsglobus des Mohammed ben Muyîd el-’Ordhi vom Jahre 1279 im Mathematisch-physikalischen Salon zu Dresden, 2nd ed., Dresden 1922
CollectionMaragha observatory
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