Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon 664–30 Late Period–Ptolemaic Period This piece is considered to be a model of a water clock. Water within could drain from a hole between the baboons legs over a measured time. This object was likely a temple offering to the god Thoth in his role as overseer of knowledge and Water Clock Decorated with a Baboon. 664–30 Faience. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

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