The original dial, of which this is a copy, was found in 1939 in the soil of the Cloister Garth at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent. It was in the form of a tablet of silver, with a gold cap and chain. The gnomon consisted of a gold pin surmounted by a chased animal head with jewelled eyes and a ball in the mouth.

Picture Reference: 10240776
Subject: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Time > Sundials, Altitude
Inventory No.: 1950-0010
Credit: Science Museum

Keywords: Altitude, Altitude Dials, Calendar, Dark Ages (to 1350, Dial, Europe, Horology, Instrument of Time, Pocket, Pocket Sundials, Saxon, Sundials, Altitude, Sundial, Sun Dial, Time, Uk, United Kingdom

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