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Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model

Made:
1998-1886 in Jaipur
maker:
Jai Singh Jai Singh
Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model
Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model

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Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), part of the astronomical instruments (1728-1734) built at the Jaipur observatory in India, with fragments from a figurine belonging to the model, unsigned, 1884-1886

1:24 Scale Model of the Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra) at the Jaipur Observatory, India

1884-1886

Fragments from a figurine belonging to the model of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra)

1884-1886

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1887-2
Materials:
wood (unidentified), paint and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 290 mm x 1745 mm x 1220 mm,
depth: 1760mm
height: 330mm
weight: 20kg
weight: 44.09268lbs
width: 1440mm
type:
model
credit:
Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886)

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