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title: Hourglass
author: iStockPhoto.com
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6456/hourglass/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Hourglass

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## Image File

[![Hourglass](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6456.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6456.jpg)

## Image Caption

An hourglass.

#### Editorial Review

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## Cite This Work

### APA
iStockPhoto.com. (2017, March 27). Hourglass. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6456/hourglass/>
### Chicago
iStockPhoto.com. "Hourglass." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 27, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6456/hourglass/>.
### MLA
iStockPhoto.com. "Hourglass." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Mar 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6456/hourglass/>.

## License & Copyright

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