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Description: | An incomplete post medieval copper alloy pocket sundial dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1800. It consists of a broad, flat, copper alloy ring, now bent out of shape. The ring has a central circumferential groove. A channel cut is cut along two-fifths of the circumference of this central groove. This should contain a separate sliding collar which is missing. The slot is flanked on the outer side by transverse incised gradation lines running from the slit and the initials of the months of the year, in groups of six arranged to either side: 'I [F M] A M I' to one side (for the first months of the year) and 'I A S O [N] D' (for the later months of the year) to the other side. The rest of the band appears to be divided into a series of short segments by incised vertical lines and decorated with foliate designs comprise of a series of small punched dots. In one of the fields are the initials I W.On the interior there are four concentric incised lines directly above and below the channel that go around the whole surface and divide the interior into three fields of equal size. In the uppermost field the numbers 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 followed by the letter S are visible. The 4, 5 and 6 are each separated by a punched dot (indicating the half hour). In the middle field there is a punched dot below and between each of the numbers from 6 to 10 alternately over scored with diagonal and transverse lines. There is then a 12 followed by the letter A. The bottom field has the numbers 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 followed by the letter W.The ring would have been suspended by a short twist of wire but this and the attachment loop for this are missing. At either end of the copper alloy band are two semi-circular indents. These originally formed the attachments for the missing suspension loop.A similar sundial, also with the inscription IW was found in Hampshire and is recorded as: WILT-AF7BD4. Other simialr examples recorded on the database include: SWYOR-2295A2, SWYOR-E841F7 &LEIC-B9A294.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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