Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Paullus Schiller, ca. 1620–30

Artist

Paullus Schiller (German, 1583–1634)

Date

ca. 1620–30

Medium

Case: partly gilded and partly silvered brass, copper with traces of silver, ebony, and ebony veneer; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel

Size

Overall (confirmed): 8 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (21 × 24.1 × 15.9 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed