ObjID251-1
‹ Ancient Sundials
Dialface ID 260
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Abstract
A hole for a gnomon is preserved in the top of the dial directly above the meridian line; some residue of lead remains. A smooth curved edge on the right side follows the curve of the summer solstice. Five fairly deeply incised hour lines do not continue beyond either solstice curve. The right edge is finished in a double concave molding. There is no trace of color, relief decoration, or inscription. [Add. Gibbs's illustration is slightly distorted and differs from real object.]
Measurements
Measurement record: pipeline ObjID 251, matched to this dialface by inventory number.
This object is registered in the measurement database, but its own record holds no measured values.
References
- – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 355.
- – Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, p. 259.
- – Bonnin, Jérôme, La Mesure du temps dans l'Antiquité, Paris, 2015, A 136.
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