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I.32 Polyhedral dial
Maker: unknown
Place:German
Date:late 16th cent.
Materials:gilt and silvered brass
Dimensions:base 76x50x47 mm
Current inventory:2477
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Instrument in the shape of a trapezoidal solid whose faces carry different types of dials (vertical - horizontal - polar). This finely engraved and decorated instrument is still fitted with tilting gnomons. The upper part has a small compass for orienting the dials. Provenance: Medici collections.

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