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Automaton Clock in the Form of an Elephant
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Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Not on view
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Title: Automaton Clock in the Form of an Elephant
Date: 1600–1610
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium:
Metal (gilded), bronze (silvered), copper, steel, enamel,
wood (ebonized), glass, paint
Dimensions: 11 × 4 × 7 1/2 in. (27.9 × 10.2 × 19.1 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Thomas Stamm with deep appreciation and affection in recognition of Rev. John J. Piderit, S.J., 22nd President, Loyola University Chicago, Martin D’Arcy, S.J., Collection