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Equinoctial Dial
Unsigned
Late 16th century ?; French
Ivory; 53 x 73 x 6 mm

This Regiomontanus-type dial is inscribed on one side as being made for the latitude of Paris, 49?.

In the apex of the horary quadrant, on the obverse of the ivory leaf, it has the Hebrew tetragram meaning 'God'.

The two terminal scrolls at the top of the leaf are pierced to form sights.



British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1895, 3-19.2

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