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Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon

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.
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Titre: Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon
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 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.
Technique/matériel: FAIENCE
Période: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit: Album
Autorisations: ? Autorisation de modèle: Non - ? Autorisation de propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image: 4400 × 2934 px | 36.9 MB
Taille d'impression: 37.3 × 24.8 cm | 1732.3 × 1155.1 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés: AFRICA • ART EGYPTIEN • EGYPT • FROM EGYPT • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA