Upper Leaf of Sundial
This plaque formed the top half of a folding portable sundial, a type of timepiece made exclusively in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century. The carving on the outside is probably based on a German print. Children's games such as this were often associated with the passage of time, the seasons and the weather.
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