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Dialface ID 52
Abstract
A gnomon hole with lead is preserved in top surface of the dial above the meridian. This miniature dial is part of a funeral stele of the philosopher Theodotos, son of Menephron, dating from the second century B.C. [...] A tiny sphinx supports the shadow-receiving surface. A similar sphinx in the upper right corner probably also supported a sundial.
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
- – Firatli, Nezih, Les stèles funéraires de Byzance gréco-romaines, Paris, 1964, p. 54, plate 8.
- – Gibbs, Sharon L., Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 164, p. 165, plate 8.
- – Meyer, Wolfgang, İstanbul'daki güneş saatleri, Istanbul, 1985, p. 25.
- – Bumke, Helga, Marmorkugeln für Artemis. Überlegungen zu einem außergewöhnlichen Votivtypus aus dem Artemision von Sardeis, Boston and Berlin, 2011, p. 70f.