Identification
ID in this catalogue | SD Louvre E 11738 |
Type | Semicircular |
Current Location |
Musée du Louvre, Paris. Sully Wing, Ground Floor, Room 6, "Writing and Scribes", Vitrine 6 "Weights and Measures" (Louvre Atlas database 2016) |
Catalogue Numbers |
E 11738 Dialface ID 511 |
Provenance | Unknown |
Date | Unknown |
Dimensions | H 60 mm, W 58 mm (Louvre Atlas Database) |
Material | Alabaster (Louvre Atlas Database) |
Markings and inscriptions | 11 radial lines create 12 zones for hours. |
Notes | The gnomon is missing. The dial design incorporates temple façade feature. Some pages of the BSDP list Diaface ID 478 as being this dial. However, in the main database, 478 is depicted as an entirely different sundial. The second of the references given, though, relates to a third dial, SC BM EA68475. |
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Images
An image is available in the Louvre Museum online catalogue here.