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Italian astrolabe with an enumeration of stars. The star pointers for the rete are zoomorphic, mostly in the form of a dog's head or dragon's head. The tips of the animals' tongues  form the actual pointers. Mid 14th century.
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Italian astrolabe with an enumeration of stars. The star pointers for the rete a...

Sundial by Jacob Carner from Nuernberg, mid-17th.
#03040127

Sundial by Jacob Carner from Nuernberg, mid-17th.

Human head with                                        
ornamental hairdo.                               
Silver coin
#09010235

Human head with ornamental hairdo....

Cavalier on horseback.                                 
Silver coin
#09010237

Cavalier on horseback. Silver coin

Horse and sun.                                         
Reverse of a gold coin from northern Gaul              
(Mediomatrics?)                                        
Diameter 2.4 cm
#09010238

Horse and sun. Reverse of a gold coin f...

Horse and sun.                                         
Reverse of a gold coin from a                          
people of northern Gaul (Atrebates)                    
Diameter 1.8 cm
#09010239

Horse and sun. Reverse of a gold coin f...

Symbols on the reverse of a Celtic gold coin           
from southern Germany                                  
Diameter 1.7 cm
#09010240

Symbols on the reverse of a Celtic gold coin from southern Germany...

Centrepiece in form of a sailboat on wheels, German, 17th.
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Centrepiece in form of a sailboat on wheels, German, 17th.