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Kompaß aus Gipsspat, Sonnenuhr, Uhr, wissenschaftliches Instrument, Meßgerät

datiert 1587

This sundial is combined with a compass and set in gypsum spar. It is not an object for daily use but a showpiece for a chamber of art and curiosities. The sundial is mentioned in the inventory of Archduke Ferdinand II in 1596.

This sundial is combined with a compass and set in gypsum spar. It is not an object for daily use but a showpiece for a chamber of art and curiosities. The sundial is mentioned in the inventory of Archduke Ferdinand II in 1596.

Time:
datiert 1587

Object Name
Kompaß aus Gipsspat, Sonnenuhr, Uhr, wissenschaftliches Instrument, Meßgerät

Culture
Deutsch (Alpenraum?)

Material/technology:
Fraueneis (Gipsspat), Messing

Dimensions:
Kompass: Dm. 7 cm
Dm. ca. 17 cm

Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck

Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 960

Provenance
aus der Ambraser Sammlung Erzherzog Ferdinands II., 1596 nachweisbar

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