The first one (Zvartnoz) is the replica of the original one inside the museum. The original is from the 7th cent. The second one (Yerevan) is a modern Armenian-style medieval sundial. The third one (Gegard monastery) should be from the 12th-13th centuries, but actually looks almost new.
Georgia has still many Armenian churches and also Georgian ones with Armenian influence, but I do not know if they have sundials on them. This is a virgin field. Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Bailey To: sasch stephens ; Saules pulkstenis ; sundial list Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 6:09 AM Subject: Re: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? Hello Sasch and all, Perhaps you a right. These Armenian dials seem to be simple mass dials with a horizontal gnomon and equal hour angles, easy to discount as trivial. One looks like an attempt at polar dial. I am reluctant to ignore them without knowing more about their provenance, Perhaps they are meaningless reproductions without regard for orientation. I don't know enough about the specifics. Is there a local expert to comment on their merit? Regards, Roger Bailey From: sasch stephens Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 1:48 PM To: Saules pulkstenis ; sundial list Subject: RE: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? As nice as these dials are, they appear to be reproductions which are installed without regard to directional orientation. Unfortunately this is not unusual. Sasch Stephens > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:04:08 +0300 > Subject: Sundials in Tbilisi, Georgia? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hello, > > My experience shows that there can be quite specific sundials in > Caucasus region, e.g. in Armenia - > http://www.saulespulkstenis.lv/tag/armenija/ > But does anyone know sundials in Georgia, especially in Tbilisi or nearby? > > > > Best, > Martins > > --- > > Martins Gills > Riga, Latvia > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6664 - Release Date: 09/13/13 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3408 / Virus Database: 3222/6664 - Release Date: 09/13/13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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