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Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device
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Rich M
Mt Airy, MD, United States
Schmudde
Turin, Italy
Mark W
Baltimore, MD, United States
Sohraub
Toronto, Canada
Tom Hart
Providence, RI, United States
Simon
London, United Kingdom
George Webster
London, United Kingdom
Todd Pearson
San Francisco, CA, United States
Thilde Wolf
Lund, Sweden
David Houston
London, United Kingdom
An illustration of a mechanical peacock basin designed for ceremonial hand washing, from a 1315 Syrian manuscript, a copy of the work "The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices" by Ibn al-Razzāz al-Jazarī, which was written in 1206. Al-Jazarī's book has been preserved in 15 different manuscript copies, created between the 13th and 19th centuries. Al-Jazarī, an engineer from upper Mesopotamia, created a remarkable collection of automated machines while serving King Nasrī al-Dīn. These machines included clocks, clever drinking vessels, apparatus for washing, fountains, water-raising devices, and measuring instruments. (Source: Cleveland Museum of Art)
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