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Decorative Nocturnal, German, 19th Century

Inventory Number 45346


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45346

Item type
Object
Physical material
bronze
Object type
Nocturnal
Dimensions
Diameter: 127mm Height: 286mm Width: 126mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 565g
Inventory No
45346

Description

Decorative bronze nocturnal from late 19th century Germany, this is highly decorative with a leaf design but the absence of a central hole would have meant it could not function as a working nocturnal so may have been a 'fake'.