Automaton Clock in the Form of Diana on her Chariot

Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Automaton Clock in the Form of Diana on her Chariot
  • Date: ca. 1610
  • Culture: Southern German, probably Augsburg
  • Medium: Case: ebony, bronze (gilded); dials: silver (partly enameled);
    movement: iron, brass
  • Dimensions: base: 5 1/8 × 11 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (13 × 29.5 × 44.5 cm)
    11 3/8 × 6 1/8 × 13 5/8 in. (28.9 × 15.6 × 34.6 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Gift of Mrs. Laird S. Goldsborough in memory of Mr. Laird Shields Goldsborough, B.A., 1924
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts