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Date | ca. 1260 |
Place | Spain (?) |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 43504 |
Acquisition | Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924 |
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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: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Shadow square. More informationRete, Pin & Horse
The rete contains 20 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVR9 , GEMINI , CANC’ , LEO , VIRGO , LI BRA , SCORP PI O , SA GI TA RI9 , CAPRICOR N9 , AQVA RIV9 , PISCES.The rete contains 2 scales of the following types: Ecliptic; Degree.
The rete is attached using a pin & horse. More information
Rules & Alidades
Type | Details |
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Pointer | Single-ended, counter-changed. |
Alidade | Double-ended, counter-changed. One of the two
sighting vanes has broken off. |