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Emperor Hadrian, head by court workshop of Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor, Sicily, c. 1240, chalcedony, clothing, Sicily, c. 1600, gilt silver, gold - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06927

Emperor Hadrian, head by court workshop of Frederick II Holy Roman Emp...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Mechanical painting with scene changes (tableau changeant), attributed to Antoine Watteau, France, 1710, oil on paper on brass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07121

Mechanical painting with scene changes (tableau changeant), attributed...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Planispheric astrolabe, by Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi, Iran, 1654-1655, brass, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06977

Planispheric astrolabe, by Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi, Ir...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Western astrolab, by Tobias Volckmer, Salzburg, c. 1591, brass, silvered, gilded, and cold painted - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06981

Western astrolab, by Tobias Volckmer, Salzburg, c. 1591, brass, silver...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Alchemical table bell of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, by Hans Bulla, Prague, c. 1600, gilded metal alloy (electrum), iron - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07004

Alchemical table bell of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, by Hans Bulla,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton of a Friar, mid-16th century - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Automaton of a Friar, mid-16th century - Metropolitan Museum of Art, N...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Alchemical furnace of Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Germany, Dresden, c. 1575, brass, steel, chamotte - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07005

Alchemical furnace of Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Germany, Dresden, c...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ivory piece by Lorenz Zick, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1640, turned ivory, oil on parchment, textile - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07026

Ivory piece by Lorenz Zick, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1640, turned ivory,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Model for operating four hydraulic pumps, Italy, Florence, 1750-1775, beech, walnut, mahogany, metal - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07114

Model for operating four hydraulic pumps, Italy, Florence, 1750-1775, ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Grotesque wild boar, Caspar Beutmuller the Elder, Germany, Nuremberg, 1603-1609, coconut, gilt silver, cold paint - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06942

Grotesque wild boar, Caspar Beutmuller the Elder, Germany, Nuremberg, ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Model carriage, probably South German, 1650-1700, limewood, cherrywood, leather, silk, felt, sheet silver, gold and silver wire, paper, horsehair, steel- Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06992

Model carriage, probably South German, 1650-1700, limewood, cherrywood...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Musical automaton clock, movement by Jan Carel Lambreghts before 1751, Antwerp, c. 1777, gilt metal, bronze, copper silver, cut glass paste, enamel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07045

Musical automaton clock, movement by Jan Carel Lambreghts before 1751,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Handstein, Hungary, Urvology (formerly Herrengrund), c. 1740, wood, silver, gold, copper, pyrite, quartz, amethyst, glass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06900

Handstein, Hungary, Urvology (formerly Herrengrund), c. 1740, wood, si...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Mirror clock, movement attributed to Master CR, sides after designs by Matthias Zundt and Cornelis Bos, Nuremberg, c. 1565-1570, gilt brass & copper - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07061

Mirror clock, movement attributed to Master CR, sides after designs by...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Two spherical clocks by George Seydell and unknown master, Germany, probably Brandenburg and Hesse, 1650-1700, gilt brass, silver, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07049

Two spherical clocks by George Seydell and unknown master, Germany, pr...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Equation clock, made for Landgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel by Jost Burgi and Hans Jacob Emck, Germany, Kassel, 1591, gilt brass, silver, iron - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07083

Equation clock, made for Landgrave William IV of Hesse-Kassel by Jost ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Vase, Meissen Manufactory, c. 1713-1720, hard-paste porcelain - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07015

Vase, Meissen Manufactory, c. 1713-1720, hard-paste porcelain - Metrop...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Turban snail cup with foot in the form of a dragon, Germany, mid 1600s, Turbo marmoratus, conch shell (Harpago chiraga), gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06963

Turban snail cup with foot in the form of a dragon, Germany, mid 1600s...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Order of the Golden Fleece, owned by Frederick Augustus II, Vienna, 1741, jacinth stones, diamonds, gold, silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06966

Order of the Golden Fleece, owned by Frederick Augustus II, Vienna, 17...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Standing cup attributed to Nicholas Pfaff, Bohemian, Prague, 1603-1610, ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06938

Standing cup attributed to Nicholas Pfaff, Bohemian, Prague, 1603-1610...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Astronomical table clock, Germany, Augsburg, 1625-1650, gilt brass and copper, silver, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07066

Astronomical table clock, Germany, Augsburg, 1625-1650, gilt brass and...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Astronomical clock with Orpheus frieze and astrolabe, Germany, probably Nuremberg, c. 1580, partially gilt brass, iron, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07069

Astronomical clock with Orpheus frieze and astrolabe, Germany, probabl...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Alchemical distilling stove of Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, attributed to Christoph Muller, engraving by Hans Jacob Emck, c. 1600, copper-bronze - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07009

Alchemical distilling stove of Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, attr...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Miraculous writing machine presented to Empress Maria Theresa, by Friedrich von Knaus, Austria, Vienna, iron, brass, bronze, paper, wood - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07112

Miraculous writing machine presented to Empress Maria Theresa, by Frie...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ostrich egg ewer, by Hans Clauss I, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1630, ostrich egg, gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06905

Ostrich egg ewer, by Hans Clauss I, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1630, ostri...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Pair of nautilus cups by Bartel Jamnitzer, 1 of 2, Germany, Nuremberg, 1588, nautilus shell, gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06915

Pair of nautilus cups by Bartel Jamnitzer, 1 of 2, Germany, Nuremberg,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Pair of nautilus cups by Bartel Jamnitzer, 2 of 2, Germany, Nuremberg, 1588, nautilus shell, gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06917

Pair of nautilus cups by Bartel Jamnitzer, 2 of 2, Germany, Nuremberg,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Heart-shaped flask owned by Archduke Ferdinand II, India, probably Gujarat, 1500s, Iberian mount c. 1580, tortoiseshell (Eremochlys imbricate), silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06920

Heart-shaped flask owned by Archduke Ferdinand II, India, probably Guj...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Turban snail cup and cover, probably German, c. 1600, stand by Johann Joachim Busch, German, Mecklenburg, before 1753, Turbo marmoratus shell, silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06922

Turban snail cup and cover, probably German, c. 1600, stand by Johann ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Unicorn (narwhal) cup and cover, Germany, Augsburg or Nuremberg, late 1600s, narhwal tusk, gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06954

Unicorn (narwhal) cup and cover, Germany, Augsburg or Nuremberg, late ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Seychelles nut vessel, Portugal, 1575-1600, Lodoicea maldivica nut, Capricornis sumatrensis horn, gilt silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06959

Seychelles nut vessel, Portugal, 1575-1600, Lodoicea maldivica nut, Ca...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Microscope by Claude Simeon Passemant, France, Paris, c. 1750, gilt bronze, steel, brass, shagreen, tinted parchment, gold tooling, glass, mirror glass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06975

Microscope by Claude Simeon Passemant, France, Paris, c. 1750, gilt br...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Orrery clock by Louis Thouverez, Paris, dated 1790, gilt bronze, white marble, brass, enamel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06983

Orrery clock by Louis Thouverez, Paris, dated 1790, gilt bronze, white...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Unknown instrument, possibly a solar observation shield, Germany, probably Augsburg, 1600-1625, pearwood, glass, silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06990

Unknown instrument, possibly a solar observation shield, Germany, prob...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Memorial to Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway, made by William I, Elector of Hesse, Germany, Hanau, 1766, turned ivory, wood - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07021

Memorial to Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway, made by William I...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ivory piece with star in polyhedron, Germany, probably Dresden, c. 1600, turned ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07024

Ivory piece with star in polyhedron, Germany, probably Dresden, c. 160...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Musical automaton clock, movement by Jan Carel Lambreghts before 1751, Antwerp, c. 1777, gilt metal, bronze, copper silver, cut glass paste, enamel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07043

Musical automaton clock, movement by Jan Carel Lambreghts before 1751,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Two spherical clocks by George Seydell and unknown master, Germany, probably Brandenburg and Hesse, 1650-1700, gilt brass, silver, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07048

Two spherical clocks by George Seydell and unknown master, Germany, pr...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Night clock, case by Galleria dei Lavori, movement by Francesco Papillion, Florence, 1704-1705, ebony, gilt bronze, pietre dure - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07052

Night clock, case by Galleria dei Lavori, movement by Francesco Papill...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Table clock in the form of an imperial double eagle, by Elias Kreittmayr the Elder, Germany, Friedberg, c. 1680-1690, silver, copper, brass, wood, iron - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07055

Table clock in the form of an imperial double eagle, by Elias Kreittma...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Astronomical table clock, Germany, Augsburg, 1625-1650, gilt brass and copper, silver, steel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07063

Astronomical table clock, Germany, Augsburg, 1625-1650, gilt brass and...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Saw clock by Isaac Ourry, Germany, Kassel, c. 1710, gilt brass, silver, steel, glass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07075

Saw clock by Isaac Ourry, Germany, Kassel, c. 1710, gilt brass, silver...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Turtle automaton with Neptune as vintner, by Leodegar Grimaldo, Germany, Stuttgart, 1626, wood, gilt silver, iron, tortoiseshell - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07085

Turtle automaton with Neptune as vintner, by Leodegar Grimaldo, German...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Maiden cup (sturzbecher), Austria, Tyrol, c. 1580, ceramic, alabaster - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07090

Maiden cup (sturzbecher), Austria, Tyrol, c. 1580, ceramic, alabaster ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Multifaced equatorial sundial, by Wolfgang Mayr, Germany, Munich, 1604, copper alloy, gilded and silver-plated - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06970

Multifaced equatorial sundial, by Wolfgang Mayr, Germany, Munich, 1604...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

The Draughtsman-Writer by Henry Maillardet, England, London, c. 1800, brass, steel, wood, fiber - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07127

The Draughtsman-Writer by Henry Maillardet, England, London, c. 1800, ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Aeolipile (steam blower), view 2, Augsburg or Prague, c. 1590-1600, bronze, silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07000

Aeolipile (steam blower), view 2, Augsburg or Prague, c. 1590-1600, br...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Aeolipile (steam blower), view 1, Augsburg or Prague, c. 1590-1600, bronze, silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06997

Aeolipile (steam blower), view 1, Augsburg or Prague, c. 1590-1600, br...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Astronomical table clock, signed by Caspar Behaim, movement probably by Jeremias Metzger, Augsburg, 1568, gilt brass, iron - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07072

Astronomical table clock, signed by Caspar Behaim, movement probably b...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton clock in the form of Diana on her chariot, South Germany, probably Augsburg, c. 1610, ebony, gilt bronze, silver, iron, brass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07058

Automaton clock in the form of Diana on her chariot, South Germany, pr...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton clock in the form of an elephant, Germany, Augsburg, 1600-1610, gilt metal, silvered bronze, copper, steel, ebonized wood, enamel, glass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07101

Automaton clock in the form of an elephant, Germany, Augsburg, 1600-16...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton clock with Bacchus figure and case, Germany, Augsburg, late 1500s, iron, brass, gilt copper, cold painting, opals, glass stones, leather - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07107

Automaton clock with Bacchus figure and case, Germany, Augsburg, late ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton clock with pacing lion, by Daniel Lotter, Germany, Augsburg, c. 1619, partially gilt silver, bronze, ebony, enamel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07097

Automaton clock with pacing lion, by Daniel Lotter, Germany, Augsburg,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton clock with Bacchus figure and case, Germany, Augsburg, late 1500s, iron, brass, gilt copper, cold painting, opals, glass stones, leather - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07109

Automaton clock with Bacchus figure and case, Germany, Augsburg, late ...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Automaton in the form of a monk, probably Spain, possibly circle of Juanelo Turriano, c. 1550, hardwood, enamel, leather, metals, paint - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07103

Automaton in the form of a monk, probably Spain, possibly circle of Ju...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Box with wheel-shaped lid attachment, possibly made by William IV, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, monogrammist E.R.R., Germany, 1649, turned ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07018

Box with wheel-shaped lid attachment, possibly made by William IV, Duk...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Canister of nine pieces, made by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Germany, 1610, turned ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07029

Canister of nine pieces, made by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Ger...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Cittern player automaton, probably South Germany, 1600-1650, gilt bronze and copper - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07088

Cittern player automaton, probably South Germany, 1600-1650, gilt bron...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Covered goblet, Germany, Potsdam, 1725-1735, gold ruby glass - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07011

Covered goblet, Germany, Potsdam, 1725-1735, gold ruby glass - Metropo...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Crayfish automaton, by Hans Schlottheim, Germany, Augsburg, c. 1590, brass, steel, copper, enamel - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07093

Crayfish automaton, by Hans Schlottheim, Germany, Augsburg, c. 1590, b...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Cup and cover with flowered finial, made by John William, Elector Palatine, under court turner Georg Steiner, Germany, 1688, turned ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07032

Cup and cover with flowered finial, made by John William, Elector Pala...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Cup and cover, made by Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, under Filippo Sengher, Italy, Florence, 1681, turned ivory - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07036

Cup and cover, made by Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany,...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ewer and basin with life casts, by Peter Kuster, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1550, gilded and cold painted silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06910

Ewer and basin with life casts, by Peter Kuster, Germany, Nuremberg, c...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ewer and basin with life casts, by Peter Kuster, Germany, Nuremberg, detail, c. 1550, gilded and cold painted silver - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06912

Ewer and basin with life casts, by Peter Kuster, Germany, Nuremberg, d...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Giovanni Battista Foggini, Italy, Florence, c. 1680-1682, marble - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07035

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Giovanni Battista F...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.

Fountain with the Madruzzo family arms (Trento), Austria, possibly Innsbruck, 1650-1675, bronze, iron, copper - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07117

Fountain with the Madruzzo family arms (Trento), Austria, possibly Inn...

Exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA.