ObjID186-1
‹ Ancient Sundials
Dialface ID 185
Abstract
A gnomon hole is preserved in the top surface of the dial above the meridian. The first and second of eleven hour lines are broken away on this beautifully made dial. The two solstices limit the length of the remaining hour lines. Both solstices are parallel to the equinox and the lower edge. A half-cylinder molding decorates the base.
Measurements
Measurement record: pipeline ObjID 186, matched to this dialface by inventory number.
This object is registered in the measurement database, but its own record holds no measured values.
References
- – Amelung, Walther, Die Sculpturen des Vaticanischen Museums, Berlin, 1908, vol.2, p. 108.
- – Antonini, Carlo, Candelabri e orologgi solari antichi, Rome, 1790, no. 12.
- – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 302.
- – Severino, Nicola, De Monumentis Gnomonicis apud graecos et romanos. Le meridiane greco-romane. La storia, il catalogo, gli articoli, Roccasecca, 2003, p. 36.
- – Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, p. 503.
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