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Polyhedral Sundial, by Girolamo della Volpaia, Florence, 1590

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Inventory Number: 53779
Object Type: Object
Persons: Girolamo della Volpaia (Maker)
Date Created: 1590
Place Created: Florence Italy Europe
Subject Classification(s): Dials  
Accession Number: 1924-0/part
Primary Inscriptions: "HOROLOGIUM VERTICALE AB ORTV AD OCCASVM SOLIS. AD LATITVDINEM GRADVM XLV. HIERONIMVS VVLPARIA FLORENTINVS FACIEBAT MDXC. ENGIRO TORTE SOL CICLOS ET ROTOR IGNE."
Provenance: From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Collection Group: Lewis Evans Collection
Material(s): Boxwood
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
84 mm

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