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# The second Roman clepsydra is hidden in the courtyard of the private Palazzo Berardi, out of sight of passers-by, and is built as a frontal fountain with caryatids and a shell-shaped basin in which an otter sits
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vtoraia-rimskaia-klepsidra-spriatana-vo-dvore-chastnogo-palatstso-berardi-i-skryta-ot-glaz-prokhozhikh-ona-sdelana-v-vide-frontalnogo-fontana-s-kariatidami-i-chashei-v-forme-rakoviny-v/
- Published: 2018-12-10T21:03:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:44:15.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Architecture, Observations, Rome

The second Roman clepsydra is hidden in the courtyard of the private Palazzo Berardi, out of sight of passers-by, and is built as a frontal fountain with caryatids and a shell-shaped basin in which an otter sits. The clock works faithfully and chimes