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Horizontal dial (incomplete)
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. [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- astronomy
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Sundial
- sundials
Medium
- ivory
- ivory (material)
- Ivory
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 18th cent.
- 17XX
- 1800
- 1701
Places
- Dutch?
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401053
Extent
- diameter 43 mm, height 37 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Gnomon.html
Year
- 1701
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy