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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy post medieval portable sundial.This example is of the simple ring type. It is formed of a flat copper-alloy ring with a rectangular channel cut in the centre for about a third of its circumference; this would have contained a separate sliding collar, which is missing. On the external surface, above and below the channel, there are inscribed measurement lines, above which are the first letters of the months of the year: 'I F M A M I' (the earlier months) above and 'I A S O N D' (the later months) below, upside down. The outer surface is worn and corroded. The basic semicircular wire loop is missing, the two circular perforations are visible.On the interior there are circumferential incised lines directly above and below the channel that go around the whole surface. In a zone between each end of the channel are three rows of inscription. The top row reads 'S 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 S'. The middle row reads 'H' followed by a line of 15 punched dots, then '12 H'. The bottom row reads 'W 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 W'. The inscriptions on these three rows are overscored with diagonal and transverse lines.Diameter: 38mm; Width: 12mm; Thickness: 1.9mm; Weight: 24.5g
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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