Epact: Compass unsigned, 15th century ?

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Compass
Unsigned
15th century ?; English
Brass; 32 mm in diameter

This compass, of which only the case now remains, is in a poor condition. It probably belonged to a horizontal dial. It was found in Suffolk and when it was sent to its former owner, the collector Lewis Evans, it was identified as Roman.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 34224

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