Epact: Vertical Dial unsigned, dated 1593

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Vertical Dial
Unsigned
Dated 1593; German
Gilt brass; 31 x 31 x190 mm

Sundials in the form of pillars are not uncommon, but this example, in the form of a Corinthian column surmounted by a terrestrial globe, is more unusual.

The parts of the column can be detached and the globe lifted to reveal a small string gnomon dial with hour lines around a compass.

The instrument is not signed but the base of the column is inscribed on four sides.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1888, 12-1.282

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