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Description: | A cast copper alloy pocket sundial, probably dating 17th to 18th century (1600-1800).The suspension loop and sliding section are missing. The small suspension loop is broken. Around the outside surface there is a central groove, c. 2.0mm wide. On one side of the suspension loop the central groove has been cut away for just under half of its overall diameter. The sliding section (now missing) would have sat within this groove and slot. On the exterior face there are engraved measurement lines and the first letters of the months of the year: I F M A M I on one side and I A S O N D on the other. There is also some moulded floral decoration on this side. The month initials are inverted so that they read: I F M A M I D N O S A I On the interior face there are engraved numbers representing the hours of the day. 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.The sundial would have been hung from a chain or thread, and the slide moved to the correct month of the year to allow the sun to shine through the slot onto the hour of the day.It has traces of a mid-green patina but is largely covered with bright green copper alloy corrosion products making it difficult to distinguish the letters and numerals.Diameter: 39.8; width: 10.0mm; thickness: 1.6mm. Weight: 13.37g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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