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Nocturnal
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      Italian
    • Date:
      first half 17th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      106x57 mm
    • Inventory:
      1313
    • Nocturnal (Inv. 1313)

Nocturnal comprising two superposed disks. The first is a fixed disk, attached to the molded handle and bearing the initials of the months. The second is a rotating disk, superposed on the first. It is divided into 24 hours and carries an oval opening for reading the months on the disk underneath. An index, hinged to the center, rotates freely around both disks. Provenance: Vincenzo Viviani bequest.

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