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Armillary Sphere, by Cornelius Vinchx, Naples, 1601

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Inventory Number: 21264
Object Type: Object
Persons: Cornelius Vinchx
Date Created: Dated 1601
Place Created: Naples Italy Europe
Subject Classification(s): Armillary spheres, orreries & planetaria  
Accession Number: 1952-94
Primary Inscriptions: The underside of the horizon ring is signed: 'CORNELIO VINCHX FIAM, DA MVERSØ FÆCEB, NEAPOLI Anno 1601'.
Provenance: Purchased. Made for Camillo Gonzaga, Count of Novellara. Previously in the Sestieri Collection, Rome.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Brass
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
57 28.5 cm

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