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Sepia photograph of a large bronze armillary sphere supported by carved dragons, with a tiled building and bare trees behind it.

Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze dragons. Photograph, 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
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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Esfera armilar de bronce con dragones, observatorio jesuita, Pekín, ca. 1860

Una fotografía en tono sepia de una gran esfera armilar de bronce, con anillos entrelazados sostenidos por figuras de dragones tallados sobre una balaustrada de piedra. Detrás se ven un edificio con techo de tejas, ventanas con celosías y árboles desnudos.

Português: Esfera armilar de bronze com dragões, observatório jesuíta, Pequim, c. 1860

Uma fotografia em tom sépia de uma grande esfera armilar de bronze, com anéis entrelaçados apoiados em figuras de dragões esculpidos sobre uma balaustrada de pedra. Ao fundo veem-se um edifício de telhado de telhas, janelas com grades e árvores sem folhas.

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