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Sun dial

late 16th or early 17th century

Medium/Technique Metal; brass
Dimensions 4.8 x 6.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. A. C. Baldwin
Accession Number88.653
CollectionsEurope

DescriptionThe entire outer surface is covered with etched ornament; on the top is a man in armor, and on the bottom a standing female figure; inside is the dial with a flat sheet of brass on which the hours are marked.