Equinoctial ring made of brass and steel, consisting of two articulated circles and a central bridge with a movable slider, equipped with an adjustable throne surmounted by a ring.
The outer meridian circle, graduated from 0 to90°, allows the latitude to be adjusted by sliding, while thehas a double hour graduation (I to XII) and a 1–24 scale on a sliding blade. The central bridge, openworked to allow the passage of sunlight, is engraved with a calendar scale (months in Italian) and a zodiac scale.
Dimensions: diameter of 8,8 cm; total height of 12,3 cm; ring thickness of 0,38 cm.
Italy made circa 1750.
Reference : D ex AL 3
Price on request.
Also discover many more sundials and equinoxial rings in the dedicated section of our French website : « Anneaux équinoxiaux ».
