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Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari (recto)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colored illustration on aged paper. A peacock shaped device with a long neck and blue body. The peacock has a large red and green tail. The peacock's beak pours water. The device stands on a table with three legs. A small man wearing a brown robe and red pants stands on a board on the table holding a bowl. The background of the illustration is aged paper with writing on it. The peacock faces right. The man faces left. The table has a red base. There are Arabic writings on the bottom part of the table.

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