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M-384

Clock: Automaton

Turkish soldier on horseback. Two keys in box latched to bottom plate. Wooden base.

Augsburg was the center of European watchmaking, and subsequently automata-making, in the 18th century. The general form of this automaton clock is common for clocks from this period and region, but the subject matter is a bit more unusual. Ottoman subjects appear on clocks in this period usually as secondary figures (often atop elephants). This clock would have been made right around the time of the Ottoman defeat in the Great Turkish War in 1695, which might explain its subject. It’s unclear what this automaton could do, but the head of the soldiers moves, and his body seems to rock back and forth. A key inserted into the mechanism turns something but unclear what.

"W 1595 *" on crest on metal work under horse figure.

bronze, firegilt, wood

Germany

	Imperial(in)		Metric(cm)
Height			46
Width			32
Depth			23.5
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