Folio from an illustrated manuscript
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia| 
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
dated A.H. 715/1315 CE
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Birds|Men|Dragons|Elephants|Clocks