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Compass Case, Probably of a Horizontal Sundial, English?, 15th Century?

Inventory Number 34224

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34224

Subject
Dials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned.
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Sundial case
Dimensions
Diameter: 34mm Height: 9mm
Inventory No
34224
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Brass compass case in poor condition which could have been part of an horizontal sundial. Found in Suffolk and initially thought to be Roman.

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