Upper Leaf of Sundial, ca. 1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Ivory with paint and gilding, Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in. (9.2 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm), Ivories, This plaque formed the top half of a folding portable sundial, a type of timepiece made exclusively in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century. The carving on the outside is probably based on a German print
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Upper Leaf, Sundial, ca, 1500, Nuremberg, Germany, German, Ivory, paint, gilding, Overall, 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 3/16, 9.2 7.3 0.5 cm, Ivories, plaque, formed, top half, folding portable, sundial, type, timepiece, exclusively, 16th century, carving, outside, based, German print
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