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1923.33.19

Water clock made of metal (iron or tin?) flat bottomed bowl with single small perforation in bottom.

1923.33.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Water clock made of metal (iron or tin?) flat bottomed bowl with single small perforation in bottom.
Long description
water clock made of metal (iron or tin?) flat bottomed bowl with single small perforation in bottom. Two rivets on each side, each attaching a section of metal, just below rim indicate, perhaps, where handles once were. Two cracks at rim. The bottom has been repaired with a shiny silver coloured metal, possibly lead. [MJD 05/10/2009]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
El Kantara
Cultural groups
Arab
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
1922 - 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Tin Metal, Material Lead Metal, Process Perforated, Process Riveted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Soldered
Dimensions
Height: max 106 mm, Diameter: max 191 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.33.19

Search terms: Time, Agriculture and Horticulture, Measurement, Time Reckoning Device