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LicenseTablet sundial with compass, engraved ivory
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Tablet sundial with compass, engraved ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Tablet sundial with compass, engraved ivory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Tablet sundial with compass, engraved ivory, highly decorative with religious images, 3 x 2¾-inches, Germany, 1601-1700. With subsidiary dial (see note).
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1880-55
- Materials:
- ivory, metal (unknown), string and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 11 mm x 69.85 mm x 76.2 mm, .11kg
- type:
- diptych sundial
- credit:
- Monsieur Fulgence
