Epact: Diptych Dial signed by Hans Troschel, dated 1582

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Diptych Dial
Signed by Hans Troschel
Dated 1582; Nuremberg
Ivory and brass; 55 x 78 x 12 mm

This oval shaped dial indicates the length of the day, Italian and common hours and Nuremberg hours, which were a combination of Italian and Babylonian hours. The maker's mark, a bird, is punched on the outer side of the lower leaf.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 47472

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