Adjective modifier

• early: His early diptych High Life / Low Life ( 1829 ) typifies the contrast between Scotland and England as one of character.

Modifies a noun

• dial: The diptych dial provided here was designed by Dr. Allan Mills, Astronomy Group, Leicester University, UK.

Noun used with modifier

• ivory: An ivory diptych dial made in Nuremberg by Johann Gebhart in 1556.