What it tells us about the past: In the shadow of Vesuvius, archaeologists discovered a pocket-sized bronze sundial in the shape of a ham in the summer of 1755. Nearly overlooked amidst the statues ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This square ivory diptych sundial is ...

Curator Peggy Kidwell solves the mystery of a pocket sundial from the 1600s Peggy Aldrich Kidwell and Sara J. Schechner First, a bit of background on sundials. From ancient times, people have used ...

WE have received a small portable sundial of ingenious construction, made of aluminium (“Kosmos-Sonnenuhr”. Stuttgart: Franckhesche Verlags-handlung). The workmanship is neat and attractive, and the ...

The sundial is a very early tool used to tell time. It is said that the earliest sundials were made in 1500 B.C., and variations were made in following centuries by Greeks, Chinese and Romans. But the ...

THE DAILY PIC (#1700): After the passing of two millennia, it’s amazing how much we still seem to have in common with the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. A show in New York called “Time and ...