Column Sundial with Dragon Design, Unsigned, 1601-1700

Made:
1601-1700 in Europe
Column sun-dial (21-1879 V and A. M

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Column sun-dial (21-1879 V and A. M
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Column sun-dial (21-1879 V and A. M. Reg), height 9 1/8inches, 1601-1700, gilt metal, on square base, surmounted by figure of dragon

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1883-132
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy) gilt, metal, chronological, motif, mounted, gilding, cylindrical and square (geometric figure)
Measurements:
overall: 231.775 mm x 115 mm x 75 mm, 1.2kg
type:
sundial
credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum