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Date | 14th century |
Place | Europe |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 47615 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of two pieces, riveted construction. Scales on the limb: degree scale. More informationBack
The back contains 6 scales of the following types: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Lunar Mansions; Unequal hours; Shadow square. More informationRete, Pin & Wedge
The rete contains 32 stars. The rete contains zoomorphs: the tropic of capricorn band ends in the head and tail of a dragon. this rete is unusual in that the head of the dragon is on the left-hand end. on the other retes in the collection that have a zoomorphic tropic of capricorn, the head of the dragon is at the other end, indicating the star antares (on this rete that star is labelled 'cor scorpionis'). The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVRVS , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPIO , SAGITTARIVS , CAPRICORN9 , AQVARIVS , PISCES.The rete contains 1 scale of the following type: Ecliptic.
The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. A spacer fits between the wedge and the rete. More information