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Nocturnal
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      Italian
    • Date:
      mid-17th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass, bronze
    • Dimensions:
      186x88 mm
    • Inventory:
      2493
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 2493)

Nocturnal comprising two superposed brass disks of different diameter. The larger carries the markings of the months, the other the markings of the hours. Around the central opening is mounted the index. The instrument rests vertically on a molded bronze handle. Provenance: Medici collections.

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