Two Egyptian Clepsydrae
The ancient Egyptians had other means to tell time (useful at night), including water clocks (clepsydra) designed as “outflow clocks” where time was measured by declining water levels. Now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Two Egyptian Clepsydrae (OIM E16875 and A7125)
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