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Horizontal Dial, by Hans Koch, Munich, 1567

Inventory Number 46200


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.46200

Item type
Object
Makers
Hans Koch
Provenance
Billmeir Collection
Primary inscriptions
"1567. HK"
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Wood
Object type
Horizontal dial
Dimensions
Height: 104mm Width: 248mm Depth: 249mm Weight: 1662g
Inventory No
46200
Accession Number
1957-84/46

Description

Square copper alloy plate with bird and foliate decoration, the thick gnomon also decorated with birds, hour lines from 5 to 12 to 7, half-hours marked. Plate marked "Polvs 51"; the date is on both the plate and the gnomon. Mounted in a modern wooden base.