Compass

Two flat pieces of bronze in the shape of elongated right-angle triangles are joined on the short side of each with additional bronze that ends in a knob.

Compass

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
2 cm wide, 7.6 cm high
Context:
Pompeii
Date:
1st century CE
Inventory Number:
MANN 76679
Lender:
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Credit:
Image © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples