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The portable watch consists of a "round powder flask made of rosewood with inlaid and engraved rosette-shaped ornaments of brass and bone."
16th Century Gun Powder Flask-Sundial Compass Watch
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/05/09 - 19:16.
1501 CE to 1600 CE | Fine Arts | Geography | German | Jewelry/Lapidary
The "Swiss-Army-knife" of its time, a gunpowder flask/sundial compass watch is featured in a watch enthusiasts' blog complete with a large, detailed photo. The object was created in Germany around 1590.
