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Horizontal Dial
Unsigned
circa 1600; German
Gilt brass; 37 mm in diameter (closed)

The oval-shaped dial consists of a brass box with a lid, and on the top and the bottom of the cover are engraved two mythological figures. The compass card was printed from an engraved plate and hand painted with a sun face, in blue and pink.

On the hour ring are engraved the initials 'R G', probably belonging to the owner or the commissioner rather than the maker: in fact, the instrument has a ring for suspension that suggests its possible use as a medallion.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 39983

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