- Atlas Armillary Globe
- February 2012 Sale $449.99 (free shipping and handling)
 | 18th Century Atlas Armillary Sphere Mythological god Zeus condemned Atlas, a Titan who waged a ten year war against the Olympian gods, to perpetually repent for his sins. Zeus punished Atlas, by forcing him to carry the weight of the world on his mighty shoulders, while standing at the end of earth in front of the house of Night and the border of Chaos. The decorative armillary represents the Renaissance world, when the earth was believed to be at the center of the universe. Gracefully intertwined silver rings represent trajectories of heavenly bodies around the Earth. 
Height: 22" (56 cm)- Width: 10" (26 cm)
- Weight: 16 lbs. (7.25 kg)
- Base: Black
Globe # AM-GL051 | |
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