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title: Sundial from Athens
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11405/sundial-from-athens/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sundial from Athens

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Sundial from Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11405.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11405.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 1st century CE sundial decorated with the likenesses of [Helios](https://www.worldhistory.org/Helios/), [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/), and [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/). Sundials were set up both in the public and in the private sphere in ancient [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/). The reconstructed indicator (gnomon) of the conical sundial is located in the projection of the vertical middle hour line (midday line). The time was read by the endpoint of the shadow cast by this indicator. Marble. From [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), Greece; acquired in 1879 CE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 30). Sundial from Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11405/sundial-from-athens/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sundial from Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 30, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11405/sundial-from-athens/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sundial from Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11405/sundial-from-athens/>.

## License & Copyright

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