Ptolemy with Armillary. Ptolemy with Armillary. This crude sketch---but credited to me---is based on a wood scuplture by Joerg Syrlin the Elder (15th century) that was made circa 1469-74. It is in the Cathedral of Ulm choir stalls. An image of the original and better description can be found at the Ptolemy iconography site of Robert Derome, University de Quebec a Montreal.