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‘Alam al-Din Qaysar’, Celestial globe

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'Alam al-Din Qaysar' (13th century)
Celestial globe, 1225-1226
Naples, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, inv. A.M. 112091

This splendid globe has silver inlay work indicating the positions of Ptolemy's 1,025 stars, graded in order of size.