Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds swallow so I might just treat

so I might just treat it as a tabletop amusement to be turned over like an hourglass now and then

as pictured

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Marked Italy along one edge

though certainly would be useful for all sorts of detail oriented tasks

Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds swallow so I might just treatI don't know anything about the origins of this small sundial, but I really like it! I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere, as there is old grout around the perimeter, just inside the edge of the tile. The tile itself I believe is transfer decorated, and the arm of the dial (called the gnomon) I am pretty sure is copper and both are in excellent condition. While it could surely be re inset into a wall as a permanent fixture, I'd