Automata Surviving artifact

Mechanical Galleon

Circa 1585

Speculative use · Tartarian imagining

Imagine a Tartarian banquet vessel carrying a miniature procession of a maritime kingdom.

An imagined use within Tartarian lore; its historic use is not established by this interpretation.

Where it survives

British Museum

London, United Kingdom

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Collection reference: 1866,1030.1

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