Identification
| ID in this catalogue | SD Berlin ÄM 20322 |
| Type | Semicircular, portable |
| Current Location | Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin |
| Catalogue Numbers |
20322 Dialface ID 332 |
| Provenance | "Chalid in Luxor" (Rau 2002) presumably refers to the vendor. Borchardt (1911) simply states "Luxor". |
| Date | 4th-1st century B.C, Greco-Roman era |
| Dimensions | H 68 mm, D 12 mm, W 74mm |
| Material | Green faience (Borchardt 1911) |
| Markings and inscriptions |
Has a 2mm hole for the gnomon and a square depression above it. On the top surface there are two holes, presumably to suspend the dial (Rau 2002). There are thirteen radial hour lines. |
| Notes | |
| Literature |
Borchardt (1920) p. 48 ff. Sloley (1931) p. 173 and Pl. XVII.2 |
Images
Clagett (1995), figure III.56, reproduced by kind permission of the publishers, the American Philosphical Society:
Borchart (1920) reconstruction:
