Mysteries Department
Sign inRequest access
MysteriesAntikythera MechanismArtifactsThe Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087)The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph
CPY0D3FQKYP4EFR·Copy · object

The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Made second or first century BC; eclipse epoch 205 BCCopy of The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087)
The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph
The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph

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.

Moravec, 1900. CC BY-SA 4.0

Copies 1

PhotographMoravec · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it was made

IraklioHaniaKalamataRodosMuğlaKos1Antikythera shipwreck200 kmAthensAydınPatraIraklio1200 km
Antikythera shipwreck · Shipwreck site

Sources 3

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph [Copy CPY0D3FQKYP4EFR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D3FQKYP4EFR
Private beta Downloads are for beta members

We're in a private beta while we get things right. Everything here is free to read; downloading datasets, sources and code is open to members for now.

It takes a couple of minutes. We'll reply by email.