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Objekt 31

Horizontal sundial for the meridian of Liège (Liege)

Description

The gnomon of this horizontal sundial is a bronze figure of a warrior with a lance. The octagonal slate plate is engraved with the hours 4-12 and 1-8, with corrections for the different months.

Object description

Manufacturer: J. J. Fourneau

Liège, 1756

Signature: J. J. Fourneau fecit / 1756

Bequest Carl and Lini Nathan-Rupp, Binningen

Inv. 1982.1228.

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