Compass for astrological or geomantic purposes

Made:
China
Wooden compass, for astrological or geomantic purposes, Chinese

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Wooden compass, for astrological or geomantic purposes, Chinese
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Wooden compass, for astrological or geomantic purposes, Chinese

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Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A42089
Materials:
wood, metal and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: .193 kg
base: 22 mm x 158 mm x 157 mm, 137 mm,
type:
geomantic compass
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley