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LOT 2101
Post Medieval Bronze Inscribed Pocket Ring Sundial
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (15.2 grams, 46 mm).
A ring dial with two bands open to one side at the centre; the outer surface engraved with measurement points and letters along the open mid section; to the inside, a series of incised lines and numbers for the hours of the day. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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A ring dial with two bands open to one side at the centre; the outer surface engraved with measurement points and letters along the open mid section; to the inside, a series of incised lines and numbers for the hours of the day. 15.2 grams, 46 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
