Ancient Sundials

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Dialface ID 148

Abstract

A much damaged bronze gnomon is in place at the top of the dial above the meridian. Four day curves have been engraved on the conical surface always equidistant from each other and from the lower edge. Eleven hour lines evenly divide the day curves. A simple cyma molding decorates the base.

Measurements

Measurement record: pipeline ObjID 150, matched to this dialface by inventory number.

This object is registered in the measurement database, but its own record holds no measured values.

References

  • – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 267, p. 273, plate 38.

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Computations

DOI

10.17171/1-1-1758

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 148, Paphos, Inv. Nr. MTT1504 (1505), 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-1758

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