Ancient Sundials

Dialface ID 582

Holder:: 1798 in Case Deangelis, Tivoli, Italy
Site:: Tivoli, Italy
Material:: Marble
Dating:: 2nd half 1st cent. CE
Type:: Sphere, Spherical
Inventory Number:: Magazine SAL, Cassette Nr. 270
Site Geolocation:: Lat.: 41.96, Long.: 12.78

Abstract

Small fragment of spherical sundial. Lower edge of dialface, contains 2 hour lines and 2 day curves.

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

– Macaulay, E. B., Garden Material, 2006, p. 92, p. 193-194.
– Winter, Eva, Zeitzeichen. Zur Entwicklung und Verwendung antiker Zeitmesser, Berlin and Boston, 2013, p. 412 f.

DOI

10.17171/1-1-5138

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 582, Tivoli, Inv. Nr. Magazine SAL, Cassette Nr. 270, 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-5138

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