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Date | 1542 |
Maker | Georg Hartmann |
Place | Nuremberg |
Material | Wood |
Inventory no. | 49296 |
Acquisition | Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of one-piece construction. Single piece, turned, with paper pasted on. Scales on the limb: equal hours scale; degree scale. More informationBack
Arms of Nuremberg are contained within the shadow square. The back contains 8 scales of the following types: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Unequal hours; Shadow square. The back is inscribed: with a maker's signature marked as GEORGIVS HARTMAN NOREMBERGE, FACIEBAT ANNO MDXXXXII. More informationRete, Pin
The rete contains 29 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVRVS , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPIVS , SAGITTARIVS , CAPRICORNVS , AQVARIVS , PISCES .The rete contains 1 scale of the following type: Zodiacal signs.
The rete is attached using a pin. Foliate decorated pin, with no wedge. More information