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Crucifix Dial
Unsigned
Dated 1575; Rome
Gilt brass; 11 x 54 x 31 mm

As was common on this kind of instrument, this small sundial has an illustration of the Crucifixion and a small compartment on the inside that was probably intended for use as a reliquary.

The instrument is adjustable for use in latitude from 0 to 90?.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 53629

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