Menu 249 of 520 Previousnext FirstLast Sorted by: Instrument type Maker Place Date Overview Details				Catalogue Diptych Dial Unsigned Dated 1596; Italian Ivory and silver; 51 x 64 x 21 mm This oval dial is of very simple manufacture. The decoration consists mostly of punched stars and circles, coloured in red, green and black. The compass bowl is rather deep and it probably held a painted and floating card common in Italian dials, hence the attribution of this instrument. Museum of the History of Science, Oxford Inventory number 40533 © Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. All rights reserved. Information and images provided here may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the museum. Basic URL: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=34939 || Introduction || Essay || Museums || Bibliography || Conventions || Credits || Privacy || Help || || Catalogue entries || Handlist || Makers || Places || Articles || Glossary || Search || Home ||