A fragmentary water clock or klepsydra (κλεψύδρα, κλεψύδρας, ἡ, derived from κλώψ, κλωπός, ὁ, "thief" and ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό "water."). The ΧΧ stands for two χόες, about 6.4 liters, which takes about six minutes to run out. One of the principal uses of water clocks were during trials; they measured how long a prosecutor and a defendant were permitted to speak. Late 5th c. B.C.

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    Bibliography

    Museum Guide (2014), pp. 140-141, fig. 80.

    Camp and Mauzy (2009), p. 22, fig. 14.

    Papadopoulos et al. (2007), p. 172, figs. 151A, B.

    AgoraPicBk 4 (2004), pp. 25, 26, figs. 29, 30.

    Paterakis (1997), pp. 75-97.

    AgoraPicBk 23 (1994), title page.

    Guide (1990), p. 245, fig. 148.

    Camp (1986), p. 111.

    AgoraPicBk 17 (1978), fig. 23.

    Guide (1976), p. 248, fig. 130.

    Guide (1962), pp. 163-164.

    AgoraPicBk 4 (1960), fig. 25.

    Hesperia 8 (1939), pp. 274 ff., figs. 1, 2, 4.

    Agora XIV, p. 55, pl. 39a.

    Agora XXVIII, no. M 1, p. 78, pl. 13, ILL. 2.

    Type
    Image
    Date
    Late 5th c. BC
    Culture
    Inscription
    ΧΧ
    Location
    Athens, Greece
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