Roofed Spherical Sundial with Greek Inscriptions

Image of a large marble cup or bowl with inscribed lines and Greek labels on the inside. A hole through the side allows sunlight from outside to indicate the time on the inscribed lines.

Roofed Spherical Sundial with Greek Inscriptions

Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
H. 54 cm; Diam. 74 cm; D. 34 cm
Context:
Carthage (?)
Date:
ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Inventory Number:
MNE1178/MA 5074
Lender:
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Credit:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines
© RMN-Grand Palais / Hervé Lewandowski / Art Resource, NY