Hourglass. 16th-century artwork of an hourglass with sand inside and a dial on top with Roman numerals from 1 to 12, probably representing a 12-hour c

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Hourglass. 16th-century artwork of an hourglass with sand inside and a dial on top with Roman numerals from 1 to 12, probably representing a 12-hour clock. Artwork from 'Opera' (1580), a 1000-page posthumous collection of the works of Dutch physician and linguist Jan Becan (1518-1572).

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Size: 3286px × 5870px
Photo credit: © MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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