Photo collection by Th.Schiöler Water-lifting by draught animals Early Roman sâqiyas Photo 109

Antikke Øseværk

Ruins of the sâqiya at Tuna el Gebel, Egypt The ruined gearwheel is a reconstruction from about 1935. A great part of the brickwork has been repaired, but the roundheaded dome is original. Below it, in shadow, water could be drawn from three taps. [109]