Clock with base

German

early 17th century

Not on view

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Title: Clock with base
Date: early 17th century
Culture: German
Medium: Brass gilt
Dimensions: Overall (monstrance .10a): 8 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (22.5 × 10.5 cm); Overall (base .10b): 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929
Object Number: 29.52.10a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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