Inventory no. 34112 - Epact entry
Epact number: 31423
Horizontal Dial
Unsigned
circa 1500 ?; origin unknown
Brass; 32 mm in diameter
Main text
This hour ring and gnomon probably belonged to a horizontal compass dial.
The hour ring is marked with common hours, and the folding gnomon is made for a latitude of about 30°. It was found in England and belonged to the Lewis Evans collection in the Museum of History of Science in Oxford.
Source museum: Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Museum number: Inventory no. 34,112
Detailed text
The hour ring and gnomon probably belonged to a horizontal compass dial. The hour ring is marked with hours from IIII to XII to VII, and the folding gnomon is made for latitude circa 30°. It was found in England.
Ilaria Meliconi
Other narratives:
- Fragments of two early dials
- Inventory no. 34112 - Former Display Label
- Inventory no. 34112 - Former Display Label