Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari

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Artist
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Basic Info
Alternative TitleKitab fi Ma 'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya
PeriodMamluk period
Created inAfrica, Egypt, Cairo
Century14th century
CultureArab
Dimensionsfolio: 40 x 27.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
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DepartmentDepartment of Islamic & Later Indian Art
DivisionAsian and Mediterranean Art
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Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs