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Leaf of a diptych sundial

Leaf of a diptych sundial





Artist : Anonymous

Date : near 1500

Material : Ivory, Marks of gilding, Marks of polychromy
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1987)
Item 166 on 211
Objet(s) d'Art
Object

Vitrine : V20

Area related
Nuremberg (Germany)

Description   

This plaque formed the top half of a folding portable sundial, a type of timepiece exclusively made in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century.
Leaf of a diptych sundial
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