People usually resort to ad hominem attacks and straw man arguments when they run out of facts. I was trying to ask about wear from actual use,...
Having bought from the Portuguese azulejos factories, I’m wondering if they didn’t make some pieces simply for local trade in Talavera. Or maybe...
Found a twin of mine....
Yes, I did that too— looked also at the inner disks of the one they found. Some look fairly similar to the one I have. But so did the...
@bosko69 — just typing “astrolabe New York Times” in Google finally worked for me.
To clarify my point: since the astrolabes weren’t actually in use after the 18th C (according to the Smithsonian) but mostly displayed on the...
I think it depends on a lot of things, branches and sects and interpretations of Quran. I don’t remember seeing humans or animals in Maghreb...
I don’t want to turn this into another rounded edge thread. :) I think my photos lie. A lot. I’m lousy at judging things by photos like the one...
Nope, doesn’t work for me. Cleaning caches etc doesn’t work either, nor incognito. Edit. Okay, just searching for astrolabe and NYT worked....
https://www.spink.com/lot/342001068 I’d very respectfully disagree about the edge. I don’t think you can see the edge of the astrolabe in the...
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Hmmm… would a vintage astrolabe have actual wear? If the Smithsonian is correct, astrolabes remained popular up until the 18th century. Or are...
That’s what I used to do, too, on eBay. The last second snipers on eBay are the worst for heart health! The rules on some other auction sites...
:) Not having seen bedbugs in close proximity, I assumed it was a crab… There’s also one that looks like a tumbler and a few other odd symbols.
Bosko, unfortunately Google lens doesn’t work with photos saved in my Mac. I haven’t found a way to delete a thread once posted so was hoping...
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