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I.33 Lunar converter
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:17th cent.
Materials:wood, brass
Dimensions:250x160 mm
Current inventory:3701
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This nocturnal and sundial consists of a rectangular wooden table whose top side carries two concentric brass disks of different diameters, with indexes. The reverse carries a compass (now missing) for orienting the instrument and several dials, with Italian inscriptions. Provenance: Medici collections.

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