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Nocturnal
    • Setting:
      Room V
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      English
    • Date:
      16th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      diameter 77 mm, length 155 mm
    • Inventory:
      2500
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 2500)
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 2500)

Nocturnal consisting of two concentric circles. The outer circle, divided into twenty-four hours, is fixed and joined to a straight arm serving as a handle. The inner circle rotates freely and carries two indexes pivoting at the center. The index pivot and the band of the rotating circle are connected via a small semi-hollow disk. Highly probable provenance: Robert Dudley bequest to the Medici collections.

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