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Dialface ID 41

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Holder: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Site: Area of Temple of Apollo, Naukratis, Egypt
Material: Limestone
Dating: unknown
Type: Sphere, Spherical-cut dials--central gnomon point
Inventory Number: Reg. No. 1886,0401.1477 Add. No. 1909, 0216.10
Site Geolocation: Lat.: 30.890000, Long.: 30.590000
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Abstract

This miniature sundial has a rounded back. Some engraved letters below the dialface surface are still traceable (see 3D-model, e.g. ending area of hourline 3). Gibbs: A gnomon groove 5 mm wide remains in the top surface of the dial.

References

  • , CG.03.
  • Gibbs, Sharon L.: Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 155.
  • Petrie, William M. Flinders: Naukratis, London, vol. 3, 1886, p. 16, plate XVIII, no. 6.

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DOI

10.17171/1-1-596

Citation

Berlin Sundial Collaboration, Ancient Sundials, Dialface ID 41, London, Inv. Nr. Reg. No. 1886,0401.1477 Add. No. 1909, 0216.10, 2014, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/1-1-596

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DOI: 10.17171/1-1-596
Title: Dialface ID 41
Creator: Berlin Sundial Collaboration
Publisher: Edition Topoi
Publication Year: 2014
Subtitle: London, Inv. Nr. Reg. No. 1886,0401.1477 Add. No. 1909, 0216.10
Description: Information on the Dialface ID 41 / Object ID 42
Collection: Ancient Sundials
Contributor Name: Gerd Graßhoff, Elisabeth Rinner
Contributor Type: Editor
Resource Type: Dataset
Date (Update): 2014
Origin / Holder object: British Museum
Inventory Number: Reg. No. 1886,0401.1477 Add. No. 1909, 0216.10
Holder digital source: Exzellenzcluster 264 – Topoi
Rights: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE
Subjects: History of Science, Archaeology
Version: 1
  • , CG.03.
  • Gibbs, Sharon L.: Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 155.
  • Petrie, William M. Flinders: Naukratis, London, vol. 3, 1886, p. 16, plate XVIII, no. 6.