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Diptych dial
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      French or Italian
    • Date:
      late 16th cent. - early 17th cent.
    • Materials:
      gilt brass
    • Dimensions:
      35x26 mm
    • Inventory:
      2464
    • Diptych dial (Inv. 2464)

Dial mounted in a small oval box with a hinged lid, which carries two embossed figures. In the base is inserted a compass for orienting the dial. Fitted with a suspension ring, the instrument could be worn as a pendent. Provenance: Medici collections.

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