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Al-Jazari's peacock fountain for hand-washing, a late 12th-century example of water-powered automata
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what in the German tradition became known as “Lebenstreppe” or “Stufenalter”
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"Steps of Life", by Swedish artist Winter Carl Hansson, 1799