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Date | ca. 1400 |
Place | Europe |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 52869 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of two pieces, soldered and riveted construction. Scales on the limb: equal hours scale. More informationBack
The script on the back of the instrument suggests that it was engraved at a later date. Unlike the rete and the womb, which were engraved in a Lombardic capital script, the back was engraved in Roman capitals. The back contains 5 scales of the following types: Degree; Zodiacal signs; Calendar; Unequal hours; Shadow square. More informationRete, Nut & Bolt
The rete contains 23 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAUR9 , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPI9 , SAGITARI9 , CAPRICORN9 , AQUARI9 , PISCIS.The rete contains 2 scales of the following types: Ecliptic; Calendar.
The rete is attached using a nut & bolt. The threaded pin and nut are probably later replacements. More information