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It seems unlikely that this would have been used as a drinking cup, because it wouldn't work properly if it's moved around or tipped. Instead, it was probably a
by DougWebb 12y ago
It seems unlikely that this would have been used as a drinking cup, because it wouldn't work properly if it's moved around or tipped. Instead, it was probably a "temple magic" device, where a worshipper would have to buy some sacrificial wine and pour it into a mounted cup as a sacrifice. If they don't pour enough in, nothing happens, but once they pour enough the god "drinks" the wine. The wine probably fell down into a bucket attached to some mechanism that would make noise, or move something, or maybe open a door, to indicate that the god is satisfied with the sacrifice.
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- fchollet 12y agoIt could definitely be used as a drinking cup, and would work the same even when occasionally tipped. The only moment it can spill is when you fill it, at which point it would likely be in horizontal position.
- barrkel 12y agoIf the siphon is in the middle of the cup, it won't be activated by tipping, because tipping won't increase the level at the centre.
- Retric 12y agoThe water level in the center does not rise when you tip a cup. Sloshing back and forth does the same thing the only edge case banging the cup on a surface but given a small internal channel that's not going to do much either. PS: My initial thought was incaseing the channel in the edge would be less obvious but that would have more issues with tipping.
- tymekpavel 12y agoThat sounds highly speculative.