# The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087)

> 82 pieces of corroded bronze, lettered A to G for the larger ones and numbered 1 to 75 for the rest. Found at the wreck; kept in Athens.

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# The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087)

PhotographCC BY 2.0Made second or first century BC; eclipse epoch 205 BC

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82 pieces of corroded bronze, lettered A to G for the larger ones and numbered 1 to 75 for the rest. Found at the wreck; kept in Athens.

Therese Clutario, 1900. CC BY 2.0

## Copies 9

**Scan** X-Tek Systems for AMRP (2005), reprocessed by Pakzad et al. (2018) · doi.org · 2005 · CC0 1.0Primary source: [Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPX84498P/improved-x-ray-computed-tomography-reconstruction-of-the)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UCXZWU)

**Photo** Tom Malzbender, Dan Gelb and AMRP (PTM) · archive.nyu.edu · 2005-09 · ODbLPrimary source: [Antikythera Mechanism PTMs (collection, Texts and Artifacts of Ancient Astronomy)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPXFY6C4S/antikythera-mechanism-ptms-collection-texts-and-artifacts-of)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.nyu.edu/handle/2451/44439)

**Photo** Therese Clutario · commons.wikimedia.org · 2008-06-26 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original

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**Picture** Therese Clutario · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.01 step from the original

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**Scan** Freeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al. · commons.wikimedia.org · 2021-03-12 · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original

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**Picture** Freeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original

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**Photograph** Marsyas · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.51 step from the original

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**Photograph** Moravec · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

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**Photograph** Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · commons.wikimedia.org · CC01 step from the original

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## Where it was made

[Antikythera shipwreck](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D3FQ1544VAE/antikythera-shipwreck) · Shipwreck site

## Sources 3

- [Antikythera Mechanism PTMs (collection, Texts and Artifacts of Ancient Astronomy)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPXFY6C4S/antikythera-mechanism-ptms-collection-texts-and-artifacts-of)_SRC_
- [On the epoch of the Antikythera mechanism and its eclipse predictor](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPYF66JCC/on-the-epoch-of-the-antikythera-mechanism-and-its-eclipse)_SRC_
- [The Inscriptions of the Antikythera Mechanism. 2. Historical Background and General Observations](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D3FPXZJ76EP/the-inscriptions-of-the-antikythera-mechanism-2-historical)_SRC_

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087) [Artifact ART0D3FQHGJ7DZP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D3FQHGJ7DZP
```

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**ART** 0D3FQHGJ7DZP

Kind

Object

Held by

National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Dated

made second or first century BC; eclipse epoch 205 BC; lost in a shipwreck of the first century BC; raised 1900 to 1901; recognised May 1902

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CC BY 2.0

Place

[Antikythera shipwreck](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D3FQ1544VAE/antikythera-shipwreck)

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[Antikythera Mechanism](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism)

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