British Museum
WCO 3 Alexander the Great A
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 3 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
Fragment a: British Museum Fragment c: Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin Fragment d: Private Collection (NY, USA) |
| Catalogue Numbers |
Fragment a: EA933 Fragment b: E 30890 Fragment c: ÄM 30508 Fragment d: None |
| Provenance |
Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis) |
| Date |
Estimate: 332-323 BCE, time of Alexander the Great) |
| Dimensions |
Fragment a: height 44.3 cm (including attached base); width 40.5 cm (including base); depth 25 cm (including base)
Fragment b: 5 x 9 cm
Fragment c: Unknown
Fragment d: 18.3 x 17 cm
|
| Material |
Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Incomplete: four fragments currently in four different locations, with the largest fragment at the British Museum |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Single Register Present |
| External upper band of text | Present |
| External lower band(s) of text | Present |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Not Present |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Columns of dots as well as three incised hieroglyphic signs, a was-sceptre, a djed pillar, and an ankh |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entries in:
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 24 BM 933, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-17 [Fragment a] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 11.)
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 26 Louvre 30890, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-19 [Fragment b] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 13.)
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 14 Berlin 30508, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-6 [Fragment c]
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 16 Private Collection, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-8 [Fragment d]
Images
Fragment a: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA933
Fragment b: http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=3325&langue=fr
Fragment c: Lodomez (2007)
Fragment d: Unavailable
WCO 6 Philip Arrhidaeus (British Museum EA938)
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 6 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
|
| Catalogue Numbers |
EA938 (1873,0812.1, BS.938) |
| Provenance |
Tell el-Yahudiya(?) |
| Date |
Ptolemaic, 320 BCE |
| Dimensions |
Height 34 cm; width 30 cm; depth 7 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
One large fragment spanning rim to near the bottom |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Single Register |
| External upper band of text | Present |
| External lower band(s) of text | Present |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | No |
| Rim | One complete and one partial month label in Latin and Egyptian |
| Interior markings | Two vertical lines of evenly spaced incised dots are preserved, as are parts of a djed-pillar, a was-sceptre, and an ankh. The fill line is clearly visible. |
| Other features |
Notes
Entry in the Britsh Museum online catalogue: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA938
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 28 BM 938, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-21 (Berlin cast of this object is ID 10.)
Images
See the BM catalogue entry above for views of the exterior and interior. Langmann et al. (1984) includes a view of the rim.
WC? 22 British Museum, London EA21736
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WC? 22 BM EA21736 |
| Type | ?Outflow waterclock |
| Current Location |
British Museum |
| Catalogue Numbers | EA21736 |
| Provenance | Egypt |
| Date | Ptolemaic Period |
| Dimensions |
Height 14 cm; width 11.5 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Fragment |
| Publications | None known |
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 | Unknown |
Notes
Donated to the British Museum by Rev Greville John Chester
See also Schomberg, A. Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 41 BM EA 21736, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-36
Images
No images available on the BM website (as of 2021).
WCO 7 Turin Supp. 8 and MRAH, Brussels E.04782
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 7 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
Fragment a) Museo Egizio, Turin Room 13, Case 06 Fragment b) MRAH, Brussels, on display |
| Catalogue Numbers |
Fragment a) Supp. 8 Fragment b) E.04782 |
| Provenance | Found in Rome, behind the S. Maria sopra Minerva (Müskens 2017). The Turin fragment came from Kircherian Museum in 1896 |
| Date | Late Period |
| Dimensions |
Fragment a) Height 19.5 cm; width 21 cm Fragment b) Height 11.5 cm; width 16 cm; thickness 4 cm |
| Material | Red Granite |
|
Condition |
Two fragments remain |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Single Register |
| External upper band of text | The Brussels fragment (b) has a line of text on the outside recording the dual use of the instrument: "To be able to know the hours of the day when Re cannot be seen, and to be able to know the hours of the night (when the stars cannot be seen)." (MRAH Catalogue) |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram |
No |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings |
The inner surface was carved with twelve lines, each with eleven projections, one series for each month of the year. The eleven subdivisions were further apart during the winter months because the nights were longer. The inner surface of the fragment also has traces of a was-sceptre and a djed-pillar. (MRAH Catalogue) |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entries in:
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 29 Turin, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-22 [Fragment a] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 5.)
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 35 Brussels, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-29 [Fragment b]
Images
a) Museo Egizio website: https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/material/S_8/?description=&inventoryNumber=S.+8
b) MRAH website: https://www.carmentis.be:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=80673&viewType=detailView