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[Ornamental] gourds encircled it below the brim, 10 every half yard, completely encircling the reservoir. The gourds were cast in two rows when the reservoir was cast.
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It stood on 12 oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The reservoir was on top of them and all their hindquarters were toward the center.
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The reservoir was three inches thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or of a lily blossom. It held 11,000 gallons.
The Bronze Water Carts
27 Then he made 10 bronze water carts. Each water cart was six feet long, six feet wide, and four and a half feet high.
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This was the design of the carts: They had frames; the frames were between the cross-pieces,
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and on the frames between the cross-pieces were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the cross-pieces there was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
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Each cart had four bronze wheels with bronze axles. Underneath the four corners of the basin were cast supports, each next to a wreath.
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And the water cart's opening inside the crown on top was 18 inches wide. The opening was round, made as a pedestal 27 inches wide. On it were carvings, but their frames were square, not round.
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There were four wheels under the frames, and the wheel axles were part of the water cart; each wheel was 27 inches tall.
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The wheels' design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
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Four supports were at the four corners of each water cart; each support was one piece with the water cart.