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Sundial And Dividers
Signed by Christoph Schissler
Dated 1558; Augsburg
Gilt brass; 165 mm in length

The instrument consists of a sundial engraved on a pair of dividers. The compass is fitted on the hinge, and the hour lines are engraved on the arms of the dividers and on a folding cross piece.

At the end of each arm is a retractable gilt brass hook.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1888, 12-1.283

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