Chalice Scaphe Dial
Artist: Markus Purmann (active late 16th century - early 17th century)
Location: Museum of the History of Science
Date: 1599
Materials: gilt brass
Dimensions: 14 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,350 (Total: £1,350)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 2054 (1961)
Provenance:
Rosenheim; Sir John Findlay.
Description:
Engraved chalice, finely engraved with strapwork scrolls, fruit and flowers. One of three bosses on the foot hinges opens to reveal a compass with 2 sets of hour lines; one for Italian hours is inscribed 'Horaium sine aqua', the other is inscribed 'Horarium ex perspectiva radioium refractorum aquae'. Opposite the hour lines is a vertical scale used to determine the sun's altitude.
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