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Sundial and Nocturnal, North African?, 16th Century?

Inventory Number 48046


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.48046

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Physical material
copper alloy
Object type
Nocturnal
Dimensions
Diameter: 116mm Height: 154mm Width: 133mm Depth: 15mm
Inventory No
48046
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Copper alloy sundial and nocturnal with two movable dials. Inscriptions in Arabic.