PORK CLOCK
One of the world’s oldest known examples of a portable sundial, which was made in the shape of an Italian ham.
The pork clock was excavated in the 1760s from the ruins of the Villa dei Papiri, a grand country house in the Roman town of Herculaneum.
Recently re-created through 3-D printing, a high-fidelity model of the sundial is helping researchers address questions about how it was used and the information it conveyed.
So why the shape of a prosciutto? The pig is a symbol in Epicurean philosophy, which emphasised living for the day.
The pork clock was excavated in the 1760s from the ruins of the Villa dei Papiri, a grand country house in the Roman town of Herculaneum.
Recently re-created through 3-D printing, a high-fidelity model of the sundial is helping researchers address questions about how it was used and the information it conveyed.
So why the shape of a prosciutto? The pig is a symbol in Epicurean philosophy, which emphasised living for the day.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/ancient-sundial-shaped-like-ham-was-roman-pocket-watch.aspx
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