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Date | 17th century (?) |
Place | Turkey |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 53307 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of two pieces, soldered construction. Scales on the limb: degree scale. More informationBack
The back contains 4 scales of the following types: Altitude; Unequal hours; Cotangent; Shadow square. More informationRete, Pin & Wedge
The rete contains 0 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: حمل , ثور , جوزا , سرطان , اسد , سنبله , ميزان , عقرب , قوس , جدي , دلو , حوت .The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. The horse is neatly carved.. More information