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Chalice Scaphe Dial

Markus Purmann, 1599

History of Science Museum, Oxford

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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Title of artwork, date

Chalice Scaphe Dial, 1599

Date supported

1961

Medium and material

Gilt brass

Dimensions

14 cm

Grant

1350

Total cost

1350

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