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Horizontal dial
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      Italian
    • Date:
      ca. 1700
    • Materials:
      slate, wood
    • Dimensions:
      323x325 mm
    • Inventory:
      3191
    • Horizontal dial (Inv. 3191)

Square sundial in a wooden frame. There is a capsule containing a compass for orientation, complete with glass and magnetic needle. The gnomon is missing. The scale for Italian hours is etched on the surface; the four cardinal points are marked in the corners. Lines are shown in white, Arabic numerals in red. Probable provenance: Medici collections.

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