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LATE 16TH CENTURY
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a nuremberg-pattern ivory diptych dial, unsigned
Late 16th Century
Face A: the cover decorated with a calendar scale and wind rose;
Face B: with string-gnomon dial, geometric motifs incised and coloured;
Face C: inset with compass, the iron needle with brass cap, the dial with Arabic numerals, the horizontal dial with pin-gnomon;
Face D: the underside undecorated, but engraved with 4;
one side with cavity for wind rose, with hooks and eyes
8.2cm. long
Late 16th Century
Face A: the cover decorated with a calendar scale and wind rose;
Face B: with string-gnomon dial, geometric motifs incised and coloured;
Face C: inset with compass, the iron needle with brass cap, the dial with Arabic numerals, the horizontal dial with pin-gnomon;
Face D: the underside undecorated, but engraved with 4;
one side with cavity for wind rose, with hooks and eyes
8.2cm. long