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Automatische Übersetzung:
Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon. Dimensions: H. 5.7 × W. 3.1 × D. 7.2 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C..
This piece is considered to be a model of a water clock. Water within could drain from a hole between the baboons legs over a measured time. This object was likely a temple offering to the god Thoth in his role as overseer of knowledge and measurement.