Beautiful antique and rare bronze key chain with small astrolabe aveiro, item from navy museum.
The astrolabe Aveiro is one of the oldest Portuguese astrolabes, as attest to the mark of five small cross circles, in the year 1575.
Found in the Ria de Aveiro, in 1994, it is now part of the emblematic collection of the Navy Museum.
The Key chain astrolabe has 4 cm, diameter, and 10 cm tall with chain. thickness. Weighs: 31 Grams.
The centerpiece of the small astrolabe is fixed of origin, does not move.
Good condition!