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Most likelyThe mechanism ran as designed, with tooth errors smaller than those measured in the corroded fragments
Most likelyThe front displayed all five planets with their synodic cycles, as reconstructed in 2021
Most likelyThe ring had 354 holes, a lunar year, so the Egyptian calendar ring sat over a lunar-year scale
Most likelyThe astronomical scheme was fixed to an epoch of 205 BC and the device was made then or soon after
Most likelyMade for, or in, Epirus or north-west Greece, where the calendar fits best