Identification
ID in this catalogue SC BM EA68475
Type Conical
Current Location British Museum, London 
Catalogue Numbers

EA 68475. Dialface ID: 317.

Provenance San-el Hagar, Tanis. Donated by Egyptian Exploration Fund  
Date End of the Ptolemaic period 
Dimensions W 20 mm, L 43 mm
Material Ivory 
Markings and inscriptions Incised lines on surface are from a red material. Has a Greek inscription on bottom edge.
Notes This tiny sundial was found in 17 burned pieces which were then reassembled (see Evans and Marée (2008)).
Literature Petrie (1885); Evans and Marée (2008)
 
Images

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