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A rare historical astronomical instrument used in navigation and to tell time. The base (inside) features a compass encircled in a metal housing; the inside cover has a sundial. The outside center has a dial with a sun motif and the cardinal directions. Engravings of male busts are in each corner. The entire surface is richly decorated with ivory and gilded acanthine motifs engraved in ebony. More recent repairs made.