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Wind vane
    • Setting:
      Room IX
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      Base: late 17th cent. / Horse: late 16th cent.
    • Materials:
      bronze
    • Dimensions:
      height 410 mm, base diameter 149 mm
    • Inventory:
      3623
    • Wind vane (Inv. 3623)

A small bronze horse is attached to the circular base. The horse carries a T-shaped support on which a wind vane pivots vertically to show wind direction, and two pairs of vanes pivot horizontally, their rotation indicating wind velocity. A decorative object rather than a scientific instrument.