Ivory diptych sundial for latitude 48 degrees by Georg Karner, Nuremberg, with vertical and horizontal dials, pin gnomon for Italian hours and lunar volvelle. Compass needle and glass cover missing. German, late 17th century. (B1667)
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1991-134
- Measurements:
-
overall: 12 mm x 42 mm x 60 mm,
- type:
- ivory diptych sundial
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust