UNKNOWN ARTIST (19TH CENTURY). Charlemagne receiving the gift of a clepsydra (water clock) from Harun al-Rashid - In 797 the caliph of Baghdad, Haroun ar-Rachid (765-809) offers Charlemagne a clepsydra (water clock, time measurement) emblematic of the technological know-how of Arab civilization -

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Author: UNKNOWN ARTIST (19TH CENTURY)

Caption: Charlemagne receiving the gift of a clepsydra (water clock) from Harun al-Rashid - In 797 the caliph of Baghdad, Haroun ar-Rachid (765-809) offers Charlemagne a clepsydra (water clock, time measurement) emblematic of the technological know-how of Arab civilization -

Technique/material: engraving

Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION

Credit: Album / Bridgeman Images

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Image size: 2928 × 4488 px | 37.6 MB

Print size: 24.8 × 38.0 cm | 1152.8 × 1766.9 in (300 dpi)

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