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I.54 Horizontal dial (incomplete)
Maker: unknown
Place:Dutch or German?
Date:late 17th cent. - early 18th cent.
Materials:ivory
Dimensions:diameter 50 mm, height 30 mm
Current inventory:2472
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Box-shaped dial complete with magnetic compass for orientation (the compass lid is missing) The dial has an horary disk with a gnomon, similar to item I.52. Underneath the compass is a windrose painted on paper. Provenance: Medici collections.

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