Objects
Unknown. Vertical South sundial, mid-to-late 17th century
Unknown. Vertical South sundial, mid-to-late 17th century
Number
МАЭ № 7733-42. МЛ-3671
Title
Vertical South sundial
Date
mid-to-late 17th century
Author
Unknown
Material
bronze, gold plate
Annotation
Fragment of unknown device. Folding gnomon is fixed on the half-oval plate with 3 swallow-tail-shape ledges. Clock is designed for latitude of about 48°. 6-12-6 hour scale with 1/4 hour points. A top under a tree and a gunner with artillery sight are engraved on the reverse side.
Corpus
History of Science Monuments. 14th-19th centuries. Mikhail Lomonosov Museum