WCO 10 Ptolemy II A
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 10 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
Fragment a) The Louvre Museum Fragment b) Thorvaldsens Museum |
| Catalogue Numbers |
Fragment a) Louvre N664 Fragment b) Thorvaldsens H351 |
| Provenance | Unknown |
| Date | Ptolemaic Period, 285 - 246 BCE |
| Dimensions |
Fragment a) Height 9.60 cm; width 10.10 cm Fragment b) Height 17.9 cm; width 10.6 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Fragmented: two fragments are located in France and Denmark. |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Probably three |
| External upper band of text | No |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | On the 10a) fragment, the upper body of Orion and part of the decan list is preserved. On the 10b) fragment, we find a planet and part of the circumpolar attendant deities. |
| Rim | Abbreviated month names |
| Interior markings | Fill line and three dots going down the length of the waterclock |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entries in:
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 31 Louvre 644, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-25 [Fragment a] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 6.)
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 32 Thorvaldsen 351, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-26 [Fragment b]
Images
a) Louvre Museum photos: https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010028348
b) Photo (CC0 License) from Thorvaldsens Museum:
WCO 11 Ptolemy II B (Barracco MB 27)
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 11 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Museo Barracco, Rome |
| Catalogue Numbers | Inv/MB 27 |
| Provenance | Found in Rome in the Campus Martius area (Temple of Isis) |
| Date | Ptolemaic Period |
| Dimensions |
Height 36.4 cm; diameter 27.8 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Fragmentary but reconstructed from seven pieces to form the base and almost full-height part of the side wall. |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | One |
| External upper band of text | Two |
| External lower band(s) of text | One |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | No |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Yes, columns of dots with no symbols underneath |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 30 Barracco, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-24 (Berlin cast of this object is ID 7.)
Images
Barracco Museum: http://www.museobarracco.it/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/piano_primo/sala_ii_arte_egizia_e_mesopotamica/clessidra_ad_acqua
WCO 21 Ptolemy II C (OIM, Chicago A7125)
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 21 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago |
| Catalogue Numbers | OIM AE7125 |
| Provenance | Egypt |
| Date | 282 - 246 BCE |
| Dimensions | Height approximately 10.2 cm; width approximately 13.6 cm; thickness 3.75 cm |
| Material | Black stone, possibly granite |
|
Condition |
Fragmented piece |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Probably three |
| External upper band of text | Yes |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Yes. The fragment preserves part of the barque of Jupiter. |
| Rim | Inscription in ?Nabatean. |
| Interior markings |
Columns of dots, with the incised fill line visible. |
| Other features |
Notes
This fragment has recently been carefully discussed by Ritner (2016).
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 38 Oriental Institute 7125, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-32
Images
See Ritner (2016).
WCO 12 Hermitage ДВ-2507b
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 12 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Room 100, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg |
| Catalogue Numbers | ДВ-2507b (also called 8698 in Шолпо (1939)) |
| Provenance | Rome (Iseum Campense), then Florence (Museum Gaddiano), then the Hermitage (around 1888) |
| Date | Ptolemy II, 285-246 BCE |
| Dimensions | Height 20.5 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Fragment |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Only one preserved |
| External upper band of text | Unknown |
| External lower band(s) of text | No |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Unknown, as the decoration could have extended beyond the current fragment |
| Rim | Not preserved |
| Interior markings | Ankhs, djeds, and was-sceptres with columns of dots above. |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 18 Hermitage 2507b, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-10 (Berlin cast of this object is ID 4.)
Images
The object does not appear to be on display currently and is not available in the online museum catalogue (as of May 2021).