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Astronomical table clock

Caspar Behaim (Chasparus Bohemus)|Jeremias Metzger

Astronomical table clock, Caspar Behaim (Chasparus Bohemus)|Jeremias Metzger, 1568, Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement:…

Maker: Caspar Behaim (Chasparus Bohemus)|Jeremias Metzger
Date: 1568
Medium: Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement: iron
Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (36.2 × 21.6 × 14.6 cm)
Form: Table
Culture: German, Augsburg
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 17.190.634a–d
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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