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Portable Sun Dial
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Portable Sun Dial

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · riveted; forging; cutting; gild; engraving; copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sundial in the form of a half-sphere, engraved on the outside with a rosette of leaves and a border of leafy vines. The circular plate, which closes the half-sphere, has two borders with engraved numbers and in the center the inscription: EQVA:HORAR:LVN E IN HORAR:EQVALIUM. SOLIS. In the rotatable part of the plate are two openings through which the date and the position of the moon are indicated. In the half-sphere, a movable needle and engraved numbers and the signs of the zodiac, including Septentrio, Oriens, Meridies, Occidens.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
sundial
Credit lineReiszonnewijzer. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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