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Nocturnal
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      French
    • Date:
      1560
    • Materials:
      gilt brass
    • Dimensions:
      212x129
    • Inventory:
      2504
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 2504)
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 2504)

Combination nocturnal and sundial. Several parts are missing. Comprises a disk with a hole at the center and fitted with a finely tooled handle. On both sides are 27 matching holes. A T-shaped brass strip is placed across the opening. The circumference carries protruding triangular tips. Engraved with the date (1560) and the word "Paschas," which is hard to interpret. Provenance: Medici collections.