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Inventory no. 38841 - Former Display Label

Mediaeval English Dial

Sandstone; with lateral holes for suspension, and two holes for gnomons.

A primitive type of dial, probably intended for the use of priests and sacristans, enabling them to know, by the sun, the hours of services and prayers,

[4; B.4]
Barnett Collection.

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