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16th century; German
Gilt brass; 880 mm in length

These two supports are each made up of three tubular gilt brass sections, which have small covers.

The instruments are finely wrought and decorated, and were used in mining. Like the boxes and other accessories, they were brought from Germany by Prince Mattias de' Medici in 1635.

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory nos 2536 and 2537

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