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.

Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, 1900. CC0

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PhotographGary Todd from Xinzheng, China · commons.wikimedia.org · CC01 step from the original

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Where it was made

Antikythera shipwreck · Shipwreck site

Sources 3

Antikythera Mechanism PTMs (collection, Texts and Artifacts of Ancient Astronomy)SRC
On the epoch of the Antikythera mechanism and its eclipse predictorSRC
The Inscriptions of the Antikythera Mechanism. 2. Historical Background and General ObservationsSRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photograph [Copy CPY0D3FQM6G70J4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D3FQM6G70J4

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