Hemispheric sundial (second century A.D.)

Orologio solare
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Type: 
Cast
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Material and technique: 
Plaster
Origin: 
(original piece) Archaeological excavations at the port, Aquileia
Inventory: 
MCR 2909
Collection: 
(original piece) National Archaeological Museum, Aquileia

The light entering the hole hit the surface, which is divided by eleven vertical curves and three horizontal lines (the middle one indicates the equator and the other two the solstices)

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