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Ancient Sundials

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Dialface ID 22

ObjID22-1

ObjID22-1

Holder:
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Pompei, Italy
Site:
Pompei, Italy
Material:
Tufa, Covered with stucco
Dating:
before 79 CE
Type:
Sphere, Spherical-cut dials--central gnomon point
Inventory Number:
49727
Site Geolocation:
Lat.: 40.7503, Long.: 14.4871
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Abstract

The sundial's top and sides are heavily damaged. Starting on the upper part of sides of the frontLP, there are two legs with cyma recta profiles.

Measurements

Measurement record: pipeline ObjID 22, matched to this dialface by inventory number.

Quality gradeB (completeness 6 %)
Dial surfacesphere (decisive) · fit residual mm: cone 1.06, cylinder 3.42, sphere 0.65
Latitude φno latitude determined
Engraved lines5 hour lines, 0 day lines
Cone half-angle αnot applicable or not determined
Measured2026-06-12 21:05

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References

  • – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 136.
  • – Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, Pompeji 3.

3D Models

3D Point Selections

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Hour Line 2Hour Line 2
Hour Line 3Hour Line 3
Hour Line 4Hour Line 4
Hour Line 5Hour Line 5
Hour Line 6Hour Line 6

Computations

1 Simple Idealized Cut Sundial1 Simple Idealized Cut Sundial

DOI

10.17171/1-1-210

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 22, Pompei, Inv. Nr. 49727, 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-210

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