Inventory no. 38841 - Epact entry
Epact number: 95691
Pendant Sundial
Unsigned
Medieval; English
Sandstone; 83 x 110 x 23 mm
Main text
This dial was used with two gnomons. It was probably intended for the use of priests, enabling them to know the hours of services and prayers.
It is engraved in sandstone and has a hole through it from side to side for inserting a suspension cord.
Source museum: Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Museum number: Inventory no. 38,841
Detailed text
This sandstone dial has an oblong form created by two circles partly juxtaposing, and was designed for two gnomons. The upper circle has 8 lines departing from the centre, where the gnomon was, and dots on the borders of the circle. The lower part has cross-shaped hour lines and dots for the half-hours.
The dial is perforated from side to side for suspension.
Ilaria Meliconi
Other narratives:
- Inventory no. 38841 - Former Display Label
- Accession Record : Extracts from Annual Reports for 1935 and 1936
- Accession Record : Extracts from Annual Reports for 1935-37
- The variety of dials