Automaton clock in the form of a lion
Object type: Automaton clock
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Karl Schmidt
Artist bio: German, ca. 1590–1635/36, working 1614
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1620–35
Medium: Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass
Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/2 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (34.3 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Lions