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Horizontal compass dial; gilt brass; in shape of shield; string gnomon; supporting, folding arm with engraved shield and date; compass marked for declination N9 degrees East: hour scale marked in Arabic numerals, compass points marked in Gothic script; vacant dial surface: pierced and chased with device of two ape-like male figures supporting simple shield; fake.
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