WCO 17 Florence 12290
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 17 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
|
| Catalogue Numbers | 12290 |
| Provenance | Saqqara (?). |
| Date | Early Ptolemaic Era |
| Dimensions |
Height 12.2 cm; width 14 cm |
| Material | Granite |
|
Condition |
Fragmented piece |
| Publications | Neugebauer and Parker (1969) |
Content
| External registers | Likely three, in the pattern of the Karnak water clock (WCO 1). |
| External upper band of text | Yes |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Fragment only preserves part of the top rim and upper part of top register, including a partial decan list and a falcon-headed god (the planet Jupiter). Full description of the AR1-type diagram here |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Small circles indicating hour marks |
| Other features | Unknown |
Notes
The object arrived in the Museum as a gift of De Grueneisen in 1930. It is not on display.
See also Schomberg, A. Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 34 Florence 12290, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-28
Images
See https://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/galileopalazzostrozzi/object/FragmentOfHourglass.html
WCO 19 OIM, Chicago E16875
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 19 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago |
| Catalogue Numbers | OIM 16875 |
| Provenance | Egypt |
| Date |
Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II, 284-246 BCE |
| Dimensions |
Height 52.5 cm; diameter 67 cm |
| Material | Limestone, carnelian beads |
|
Condition |
Unfinished |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Single Register |
| External upper band of text | |
| External lower band(s) of text | |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram |
|
| Rim | |
| Interior markings |
Yes, twelve columns of holes present, some containing carnelian beads. |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 37 Oriental Institute 16875, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-31
Images
See Ritner (2016).
WCO 20 Rome
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 20 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Last known to be in the Capitoline Museums, Rome - unverified |
| Catalogue Numbers | Unknown |
| Provenance | A private house near the site of a temple of Isis and Sarapis (monastery of Santa Lucia in Selci). |
| Date | Probably Roman era, based on the style of interior markings |
| Dimensions | Maximum dimension around 11 cm |
| Material | Basalt |
|
Condition |
Unknown |
| Publications | Borchardt (1920) |
Content
| External registers | None |
| External upper band of text | No external decoration |
| External lower band(s) of text | No external decoration |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | No |
| Rim | Month and zodiac markings: Phamenoth Pharmouthi, Pisces and the spring equinox, plus some finer gradation of the year via holes (six per month). |
| Interior markings | Yes, apparently dots joined by horizontal lines. |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 39 Rome, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-33
Images
See Borchardt (1920) for a drawing of the interior and rim.
WC? 23 Rome (lost)
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WC? 23 |
| Type | ?Outflow ?water clock |
| Current Location | Unknown |
| Catalogue Numbers | None |
| Provenance | Baths of Caracalla. Found in Vigna Guidi, (now Via di Porta San Sebastiano 19, Rome - right at the Gate itself). |
| Date | Unknown. Found in 1882 by the owner of the property. |
| Dimensions | Unknown |
| Material | "Basalt" |
|
Condition |
"Very damaged" vessel in the shape of an Egyptain lower millstone (i.e. a flower-pot shape) |
| Publications | Roullet (1972) |
Content
| External registers | Unknown |
| External upper band of text | Unknown |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Unknown |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Unknown |
| Other features | Decorated with "Egyptian figures" |
Notes
Not listed in the Berlin Waterclock Project database.
Images
None.