Automaton clock in the form of a lion

Karl Schmidt

Date

ca. 1620–35

Type

Automaton clock

Medium

Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

29.52.15

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929