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Diptych Dial, by Hans Tucher, Nuremberg, c. 1600

Inventory Number 52049


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.52049

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"H [serpent] T n" punched on 2b.
Physical material
Ivory
ebony and gilt brass
Object type
Diptych dial
Dimensions
Height: 12mm Width: 53mm Depth: 68mm Weight: 64g
Inventory No
52049
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Oval dial with gilt brass upper leaf. Compass needle and glass missing.