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German half-hour sand glass, first quarter of the 16th century, bronze-gilt and silver-gilt, height: 8.3 cm, diameter: 8.4 cm, Metropolitan Museum of
German half-hour sand glass, first quarter of the 16th century, bronze-gilt and silver-gilt, height: 8.3 cm, diameter: 8.4 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
A winged hourglass as a literal depiction of the Latin phrase tempus fugit ("time flies")
A winged hourglass as a literal depiction of the Latin phrase tempus fugit ("time flies")
Sarcophagus dated c. 350, representing the wedding of Peleus and Thetis (observe the magnification with the object held by Morpheus in his hands)
Sarcophagus dated c. 350, representing the wedding of Peleus and Thetis (observe the magnification with the object held by Morpheus in his hands)
Temperance bearing an hourglass; detail Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government, 1338
Temperance bearing an hourglass; detail Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government, 1338
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The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to measure the passage of time. It also concretely represents the present as being between the past and t
The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to measure the passage of time. It also concretely represents the present as being between the past and the future.
Horizontal sundial in Canberra
Horizontal sundial in Canberra
24-hour clock face in Florence
24-hour clock face in Florence
A contemporary quartz watch, 2007
A contemporary quartz watch, 2007