Antique Replica Armillary Sphere

The ancient art of Ptolemaic concept placed the earth at the centre of the universe.

Made for science, armillary spheres appealed to the world of magic as well. Armillary dials have the earth (the wooden blue centre) inside a mesh of bronze hoops, symbolizing the course of the planets as known at the time.

The course of the sun is shown by a wide band called the ecliptic circle. Armillary or astronomical spheres go back to B.C. Greece.

The iron has been aged to give the appearance of considerable antiquity. 

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