Compass

Two flat pieces of bronze in the shape of elongated right-angle triangles are joined on the short side of each with a knob that is pierced with a thin piece of metal.

Compass

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
6 cm wide, 15 cm high
Context:
Pompeii
Date:
1st century CE
Inventory Number:
MANN S.N.
Lender:
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Credit:
Image © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples