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Horizontal dial
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      17th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood, brass
    • Dimensions:
      side 140 mm
    • Inventory:
      141
    • Horizontal dial (Inv. 141)

Dial consisting of a square inscribed with the horary disk formed by concentric colored circles. At the center is a compass for orienting the instrument correctly, complete with lid and magnetic needle. Provenance: Medici collections.

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