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The Cittern Player Automaton
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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: The Cittern Player Automaton
Date: first half of the 17th century
Culture: Southern German (?)
Medium: Bronze (gilded), copper (gilded)
Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 4 5/16 in., 2.5 lb. (25 × 11 cm, 1.1 kg)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Musée d'Horologerie du Locle, Château des Monts, Switzerland
Accession Number: SL.2.2019.26.1