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SUNDIAL
Unique ID: LEIC-B9A294
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy pocket sundial consisting of a broad, flat, copper alloy ring with an open channel cut in the centre and extending around approx half of the ring. The inside of the other half of the ring, corresponding to the aperture is divided by four incised lines, the outer two creating a border and the inner two creating three linear sections. These are crossed at regular intervals by short diagonal lines. These are marked with two rows of numbers, facing opposite ways for reading. The surface of the outer ring is inscribed, either side of the aperture with the months, six on each side I F M A M I and I A S O N D aligned 'upside down' for ease of reading. At the end of each set of inscriptions, insribed across the band are the initials SHW, which may be a marker mark?
Given the use of the letter I for June etc, the date of this object is probably 17th century.
Length 39mm, width 11mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 14.2gm.
Inscription:
I F M A M I // I A S O N D
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 14.2 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Loughborough Garendon (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4919
Four figure Latitude: 52.76638358
Four figure longitude: -1.27522934
1:25K map: SK4919
1:10K map: SK41NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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