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I.29 Horizontal cylinder dial
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:17th cent.
Materials:wood, iron, paper
Dimensions:76x135x65 mm
Current inventory:2486
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Cylinder dial to be read horizontally. The cylinder, divided into sections for the morning and afternoon, carries the hour lines and is fixed to a base on two supports that enable it to rotate and receive the gnomon's shadow in all seasons. Calibrated for latitude 45° (the Po plain). Provenance: Medici collections.

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