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Fragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings)

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Fragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings): photo
Fragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings): photo
Fragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings): photoFragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings): picture

Carries the surviving arc of the calendar ring and the 81 holes beneath it whose spacing is the evidence in the 354 or 365 dispute.

Logg Tandy. CC BY 4.0

Copies 3

PhotoAMRP (PTM, brightened, 21–34) · archive.nyu.edu · 2005-09 · ODbLPrimary source: Antikythera Mechanism PTMs (collection, Texts and Artifacts of Ancient Astronomy)1 step from the original
PhotoLogg Tandy · commons.wikimedia.org · 2025-02-25 · CC BY 4.01 step from the original
PictureLogg Tandy · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 4.01 step from the original

Where it was made

IraklioHaniaKalamataRodosMuğlaKos1Antikythera shipwreck200 kmAthensAydınPatraIraklio1200 km
Antikythera shipwreck · Shipwreck site

Sources 2

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Fragment C (front dial with zodiac and calendar rings) [Artifact ART0D3FQJFT7ZJD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D3FQJFT7ZJD
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