Sundial of Phillipi 250-350 AD
facsimile of the oldest known Greek Sundial
Type of object:
Circle/Quintant
Time period:
Grieken en Romeinen
Place:
Greece
Date:
2022
Maker / Author:
Philippoi Parmenio of Macedonia
Publisher / Printer:
Parmenio of Macedonia constructed the Philippi sundial
Dimensions:
6 x 8 x 15 cm 160 gr
Material:
copper
Graduation:
7 grooves defining the months (zodiacs) for 4 different latitudes-towns). 12 equal parts o,n the inner ring which defined the 12 hours
Inscription:
Provenance:
kotsanasmuseumshop
References:
Sundials in Greece ) http://www.tmth.edu.gr/videos/sundial.ram
Description
Facsimile of the oldest universal ringdial. Parmenio of Macedonia constructed the Philippi sundial, a portable clock that was also an astronomical instrument. It was used to measure approximate latitude, azimuth and zenith in the distances of the stars. Its diameter was 7cm and a model was discovered by the Greek archaeologist Stylianos Pelekanidis in the Philippi of Macedonia in 1965.
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