Maestranze sec. I a.C., Torre dei Venti//Horologion
CODES / CLASSIFICATION
OBJECT
Torre dei Venti//Horologion
AUTHOR
Dating
sec. I a.C., seconda metà
50 a.C. - 1 a.C.
LOCATIONS
Atene (Grecia)
NOTES
Foto sup 2859, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Athens. / The so called temple of the Winds, a water clock. / Here in Turkish times the Derwishes used to dance. / Observe the drums of the columns of the old temples / used in the construction of the Acropolis wall. / By the anon.s Greek traveller of 1460 it is called the / school of Socrates. Up to the 17.th cent.y it was thought to / be his tomb".