Ancient Sundials

Dialface ID 24

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

Abstract

The planes of this tufa-sundial are unadorned. The right half was thought to be lost in 1960, but reappeared. Gibbs: A copper gnomon now in position at the top of the dial is a restoration. However, visible lead traces are probably original.

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. 139.

DOI

10.17171/1-1-5061

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 24, Pompei, 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-5061

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