Identification
ID in this catalogue | SD MRAH E.07330 |
Type | Semicircular |
Current Location | Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussels, Belgium |
Catalogue Numbers | E.07330 |
Provenance | Unknown. Purchased in Cairo in 1938 (Bickel and Gautschy 2014) |
Date | 332 BC to AD 395 (MRAH 2014b) |
Dimensions | H 55 mm, W 91 mm (MRAH 2014b) |
Material | Soapstone (Bickel and Gautschy 2014) |
Markings and inscriptions | Thirteen radial lines marking twelve hour zones. A small round hole for the gnomon. A flat rectangular hole above it is linked to a hole in the upper surface and was used to suspend the sundial (Bickel and Gautschy 2014). |
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Images
An image is available in the Museum database here.