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  1.1 Sundial
     

 

 

Tufa and white stucco; 44.5 x 32 cm
Inv. 44295
Pompeii, First century AD

The sundial is covered in white stucco. The gnomon, now lost, arose from the upper central hole. The dial was round with incised lines indicating the hours.

     
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