Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 17 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
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| Catalogue Numbers | 12290 |
| Provenance | Saqqara (?). |
| Date | Early Ptolemaic Era |
| Dimensions |
Height 12.2 cm; width 14 cm |
| Material | Granite |
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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