Automata Surviving artifact

Peacock Clock

1770s

Speculative use · Tartarian imagining

Imagine a Tartarian garden where mechanical birds announce the passage of celestial time.

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

Where it survives

State Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Current collection custodian; pin marks the museum approximately, not the original findspot. Display and access may vary.

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