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| Picture No | 10191513 |
| Date | 1895 |
| Description | Egyptian Sakiyeh |
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The sakiyeh is used to irrigate fields and gardens, by raising water in a series of bowls on a wheel which is kept in continual motion by cattle.
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| Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist E W Lane, 'Manners and customs of the modern Egyptians' page 338 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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