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    • Setting:
      Room VI
    • Maker:
      Domenico Lusverg
    • Place:
      Rome
    • Date:
      1710
    • Materials:
      brass, glass
    • Dimensions:
      428x153 mm
    • Inventory:
      701
    • Level (Inv. 701)
    • Level (Inv. 701)

Level consisting of a glass tube resting on a brass support. There is also a graduated arc and an engraved coat of arms representing an eagle and the image of a monster. The instrument has a fitting for a tripod and two sights. It was used for leveling and in the construction of aqueducts. Signed by Domenico Lusverg. Provenance: Medici collections.

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