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II.17 Surveying rods
Maker: unknown
Place:German
Date:16th cent.
Materials:gilt brass
Dimensions:length 880 mm
Current inventory:2536, 2537
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Two supports, each consisting of three sections and two caps. These were accessories for mining instruments. Brought to Florence from Germany by Prince Mattias de' Medici in the first half of the seventeenth century.

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