Bronze armillary sphere with dragons, Jesuit observatory, Beijing, ca. 1860
A sepia photograph of a large bronze armillary sphere, its interlocking rings mounted on carved dragon figures atop a stone balustrade. Behind it stand a tiled-roof building with latticed windows and bare winter trees.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1860
- Medium
- Photographic prints
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3083 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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