Mining Compass

dated 1561
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mining Compass
  • Date: dated 1561
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Copper (gilded), brass (engraved), silver
  • Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (3.5 × 17.6 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Mining Compass - German - The Metropolitan Museum of Art