‹ Ancient Sundials
Dialface ID 235
Abstract
A stump of iron gnomon remains in position. The fragment is approximately half a dial with seven hour lines (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and three day curves preserved. The meridian extends from the top of the fragment to some distance beyond the winter solstice.
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
- – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 335.
- – Michel, Henri, Un cadran solaire Gallo-Romain, 1966, figure 1 (drawing).
- – Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, 365.