Identification
| ID in this catalogue | SD Garstang SACE E.8501 |
| Type | Semicircular, portable |
| Current Location | Garstang Museum of Archaeology, School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, UK |
| Catalogue Numbers | SACE E.8501. Formerly SAOS 8501. Previously in the J. Smith collection, Liverpool, 6242/131, donated in 1928 (Wenig 1978). Dialface ID 536. |
| Provenance | Meroe, Temple of Apedemak in the 1909/10 excavation season (Garstang et al. 1911). |
| Date | First century B.C - second century AD (Wenig 1978) |
| Dimensions | H 98 mm, W 79 mm, D 21 mm (Wenig 1978) |
| Material | Wood |
| Markings and Inscriptions | Radial hour lines form eleven sectors |
| Notes | Formerly in the J. Smith collection. Unusually, there is no central noon line. Garstang et al. felt that it was a model of a real sundial inscribed on the temple walls. |
| Literature |
Garstang et al. (1911) p. 22 and Pl. XXII; Pilcher (1923); Wenig (1978) Vol. 2, p. 259 (number 195); Schaldach (2001); Bickel and Gautschy (2014); Graßhoff (2015) |
Images
Garstang et al. (1911), Plate XXII, number 1:
