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A 17th century German silver perpetual calendar, unsigned.
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A 17th century German silver perpetual calendar, unsigned.
The Obverse: with calendar scales for months, days and hours, and with folding gnomon. The Reverse: with apertures for reading months, days, sunrise/sunset, with zodiac calendar and engraved with the proverb "Hinfort sol Keine Zeir mehr sein", 'Apoca V(ers) 6' (from now on there should not be any more time [Revelations Verse 6], with suspension loop - 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diam., cased.
The Obverse: with calendar scales for months, days and hours, and with folding gnomon. The Reverse: with apertures for reading months, days, sunrise/sunset, with zodiac calendar and engraved with the proverb "Hinfort sol Keine Zeir mehr sein", 'Apoca V(ers) 6' (from now on there should not be any more time [Revelations Verse 6], with suspension loop - 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diam., cased.