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It consists of a chamfered shaft with octagonal cap, on top of which is a brass plate and gnomon. en.wikipedia.org

The line is instead more of a gnomon or sundial/calendar, meant to mark the solstice and equinoxes. en.wikipedia.org

The shadow-casting object, known as a "gnomon", may be a long thin rod, or other object with a sharp tip or a straight edge. en.wikipedia.org

All the hour-lines intersect at the point where the gnomon's style crosses the horizontal plane. en.wikipedia.org

Both appear to be sundials with gnomon curves etched on a flat surface. en.wikipedia.org

On the top is a round brass plate with a gnomon. en.wikipedia.org

On the top of the sundial is a metal plate but the gnomon is missing. en.wikipedia.org

The bowstring equatorial sundial derives its name from the appearance of the shadow-casting gnomon, which resembles a bow string. en.wikipedia.org

The seven lines drawn according to the shadow of the gnomon indicate the twelve zodiac signs. en.wikipedia.org

On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator. en.wikipedia.org

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