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RefNoAP/5/22/3
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished painting, sphere of Saturn by unknown artist
Date[1783]
DescriptionA copy of an illustration from the Persian book on creation, showing the sphere of Saturn, in which a seven-armed man sits holding a different item in each hand. Appears on third to last page of AP/5/22/2.

Subject: Astronomy
Extent1p
FormatPainting
PhysicalDescriptionInk and ink wash on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/5/22/2
AP/5/22
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