ObjID234-1
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Dialface ID 232
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Abstract
Both these marble fragments seem to be parts of the same dial although the two pieces are of different thicknesses.
Measurements
Measurement record: pipeline ObjID 234, matched to this dialface by inventory number.
This object is registered in the measurement database, but its own record holds no measured values; see the variants below.
Variant b
| Quality grade | not graded (completeness 0 %) |
|---|---|
| Dial surface | not fitted |
| Latitude φ | no latitude determined |
| Engraved lines | 0 hour lines, 0 day lines |
| Cone half-angle α | not applicable or not determined |
References
- – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 333.
- – Moretti, Luigi, Inscizioni Greche Inedite di Roma, 1956, p. 69 ff (drawings).
- – Severino, Nicola, De Monumentis Gnomonicis apud graecos et romanos. Le meridiane greco-romane. La storia, il catalogo, gli articoli, Roccasecca, 2003, p. 48.
- – Bonnin, Jérôme, La Mesure du temps dans l'Antiquité, Paris, 2015, A 164.
- – Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, 535.
