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Diptych Dial, by Johann Karner, Nuremberg, c. 1600

Inventory Number 33279


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.33279

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by A. E. Gunther. Formerly in the Strangways Collection.
Primary inscriptions
"I 3 K" on 2b and "3" in compass bowl
Physical material
Ivory
brass and glass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 15mm Width: 65mm Depth: 97mm Weight: 0.15kg
Inventory No
33279
Accession Number
1940-6/part

Description

Compass needle a modern replacement