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Date | ca. 1300 |
Place | Spain (?) |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 45307 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of one-piece construction. Scales on the limb: equal hours scale; degree scale. More informationBack
The back contains 4 scales of the following types: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Shadow square. More informationRete, Pin & Horse
The rete contains 25 stars. The rete contains zoomorphs: bird star pointers for the following stars: alcair, alferat, venterceti, algorab, elfeta, razalage The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVR9 , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPIVS , SAGITARIVS , CAPRICORNIS , AQVARIVS , PISCES.The rete contains 1 scale of the following type: Zodiacal signs.
The rete is attached using a pin & horse. More information
Rules & Alidades
Type | Details |
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Rule | Double-ended, counter-changed. |
Rule | Double-ended, counter-changed. |