WCO 4 Alexander the Great B
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 4 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
|
| Catalogue Numbers |
Fragment a: ДВ-2507 Fragment b: 2327 |
| Provenance | Egypt |
| Date | 332-323 BCE |
| Dimensions |
Fragment a: Height 33.5 cm Fragment b: Height 13.7 cm; width 16.7 cm; depth 5.5 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Two fragments, currently in different locations |
| Publications |
Content
| External registers | Single Register |
| External upper band of text | Yes |
| External lower band(s) of text | Yes |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | No |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Two partial columns of dots visible |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entries in:
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 17 Hermitage 2507a, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-9 [Fragment a] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 3.)
Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 25 Naples, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-18 [Fragment b] (Berlin cast of this object is ID 12.)
Images
Fragment a: Hermitage Museum Website The fragment is on display in Room 100 and can be seen in the Museum website's panaroramic views of that room.
Fragment b: see Lodomez (2007)
WCO 5 Alexander the Great C (Brooklyn 57.21.1)
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 5 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
Brooklyn Museum, New York |
| Catalogue Numbers | 57.21.1 |
| Provenance | Egypt |
| Date | 332 BCE - 305 BCE |
| Dimensions | 10 x 4 x 13.8 cm |
| Material | Granodiorite? |
|
Condition |
Incomplete: only one small fragment is known to survive |
| Publications | Lodomez (2007) |
Content
| External registers | Probably single register |
| External upper band of text | Yes |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Probably not |
| Rim | Unknown - the fragment contains part of the rim but no images of the top surface have been obtained. |
| Interior markings | Unknown - no images of the interior surface have been obtained. |
| Other features |
Notes
Brooklyn Museum Collection online record: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/72833
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 27 Brooklyn , 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-20
Images
Fragmentary Water Clock, 332 B.C.E.-305 B.C.E. Basalt, 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 5 7/16 in. (10 x 4 x 13.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 57.21.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.57.21.1_negA.jpg)
WCO 8 Pushkin, Moscow I.1.a.5955
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 8 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location |
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow |
| Catalogue Numbers | I.1.a.5955 |
| Provenance | Egypt, unknown location |
| Date | around 330 BCE |
| Dimensions | Height 19 cm; width 17 cm; thickness 3 cm |
| Material | Granite or granodiorite |
|
Condition |
Fragment |
| Publications | Hodjash and Berlev (1982, 185) |
Content
| External registers | Small portion of two preserved, likely to be three originally |
| External upper band of text | Unknown |
| External lower band(s) of text | Unknown |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Present, with only a small part preserved, encompassing parts of two lunar months (lower register) and three circumpolar attendant deities (middle register) |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Yes, columns of dots of which two are partially preserved |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 20 Pushkin 5955, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-13 (Berlin cast of this object is ID 8.)
Images
WCO 9 Ephesus
Identification
| ID in this catalogue | WCO 9 |
| Type | Outflow water clock |
| Current Location | Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Selçuk |
| Catalogue Numbers | Unknown |
| Provenance | Ephesus (Tetragonos Agora area) |
| Date | Possibly from the reign of Ptolemy II, c. 250 BCE |
| Dimensions | Height 19.2 cm; width 35.7 cm |
| Material | Basalt |
|
Condition |
One fragment only |
| Publications | Langmann et al. (1984) |
Content
| External registers | Probably one |
| External upper band of text | Unknown |
| External lower band(s) of text | Two |
| Exterior Astronomical Diagram | Probably not |
| Rim | Unknown |
| Interior markings | Three partial month scales, with ankh, djed, and was-sceptre decoration |
| Other features |
Notes
See also the entry in: Schomberg, A., Berlin Waterclock Project, ID 19 Ephesos, 2019, Edition Topoi, DOI: 10.17171/2-10-11