Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 5.7 × W. 3.1 × D. 7.2 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.), 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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Water Clock Decorated, Baboon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Faience, H, 5.7, W, 3.1, D, 7.2 cm, 2 1/4, 1 13/16, piece, considered, model, water clock, within, drain, hole, baboons legs, measured time, object, temple offering, god Thoth, role, overseer, knowledge, measurement
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