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I.53 Horizontal dial (incomplete)
Maker: unknown
Place:Dutch?
Date:18th cent.
Materials:ivory
Dimensions:diameter 43 mm, height 37 mm
Current inventory:2466
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Dial in the shape of a box whose outer sides are decorated with ornamental motifs. The lid carries a female bust in relief. The dial has an horary disk with a gnomon, similar to item inv. 134. On the bottom is a compass for orienting the dial with the colored windrose, but the magnetic needle is missing. A second compass, smaller and also colored, is inserted in the base of the box.

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