Ancient Sundials

Dialface ID 10

Holder:: 1798 in the Museo Borgiano, Velletri, Italy
Site:: Unknown, Unknown
Material:: Marble, Parian
Dating:: unknown
Type:: Sphere, Spherical-cut dials--central gnomon point

Abstract

This tall sundial has no ornamental elements on the sides. Its opposingly inclined upper and lower front part are connected by a semi-circular moulding (torus). Gibbs: Seen in the Museo Borgiano in 1798.

Measurements

This object has not been measured by the 3D pipeline. Its entry in the catalogue rests on the published description only; no surface fit, latitude or line detection exists for it.

References

– Antonini, Carlo, Candelabri e orologgi solari antichi, Rome, 1790, no. 7.
– Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 129.

DOI

10.17171/1-1-45

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 10, Velletri, 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-45

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