Sundial pendant
Hi all, Someone showed me the pendant in the attached photo. It seems to have two sundials in a kind of yin-yang arrangement. The glass beads focus the sunlight. When properly positioned (equatorial and the long arrow pointing south) the bright spot might show the hour. The diameter is ca. 30 mm. Can anyone shed some light on the origin or meaning of this double sundial? Why the anti-parallel arrangement? Why the different glass colors? Why the comma-like base for each? Thanks, Frans attachment: pendant.jpg --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
RE: Sundial pendant
Hello Frans, I have seen similar dials at sundials shoppes in France. I believe they are an Artissme product. They are based in Nyon and supply many shoppes in tourist areas (Briançon, St Veran, Bormes les Mimosas) with a range of sundials and related trinkets. Artissme has no web presence. I believe the design is artistic not gnomonic. There is no other reason for the ying yang dual dials that I can see. Roger Bailey N 48.6 W 123.4 A shoppe is boutique shop as in Olde Tyme Shoppe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Frans W. Maes Sent: January 30, 2007 1:52 PM To: Sundial List Subject: Sundial pendant Hi all, Someone showed me the pendant in the attached photo. It seems to have two sundials in a kind of yin-yang arrangement. The glass beads focus the sunlight. When properly positioned (equatorial and the long arrow pointing south) the bright spot might show the hour. The diameter is ca. 30 mm. Can anyone shed some light on the origin or meaning of this double sundial? Why the anti-parallel arrangement? Why the different glass colors? Why the comma-like base for each? Thanks, Frans --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Sundial pendant
Frans, I cannot say for certain, just observation. This arrangment appears to be mostly artistic in nature. The familiar yin-yang you mention. Dark marble, light marble, one dial pointing in a given direction, the other in the opposite. The comma-shaped base being the yin-yang symbol. This reminds me of the two halves of a heart that is often made for two lovers to each wear a half of. I find these dials to work much better to use them with the arrow pointing north and reading where the sunlight directly reflects off the marble just above the inscribed hour line. Or best to have the arrow point south and read the center of the shadow that is cast from the marble. I've never gotten them to work worth a darn with the arrow pointing south and the reflecting/ refracting sunlight off/through the marble onto the hourlines. Perhaps I've missed something with them? Thad Weakley Ann Arbor, Michigan USA 42.3N 83.7W Frans W. Maes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Someone showed me the pendant in the attached photo. It seems to have two sundials in a kind of yin-yang arrangement. The glass beads focus the sunlight. When properly positioned (equatorial and the long arrow pointing south) the bright spot might show the hour. The diameter is ca. 30 mm. Can anyone shed some light on the origin or meaning of this double sundial? Why the anti-parallel arrangement? Why the different glass colors? Why the comma-like base for each? Thanks, Frans --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial - Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food Drink QA.--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
