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Polyhedral Dial
Unsigned
Late 16th century;
German
Gilt and silvered brass; 63 mm in diameter
This very unusual instrument is laid out as a
polyhedral sundial
on the outside of the lid and marked as an
azimuth
scaphe dial
on the inside of the
scaphe
.
The underlying
latitude
of circa 47? N suggests a South-
German
origin.
British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1922,7-5.6
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