Automaton clock in the form of Urania
Object type: Automaton clock
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist: Paullus Schiller
Artist bio: German, 1583–1634
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
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
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 8 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (21 × 24.1 × 15.9 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Astronomy