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English: Automaton with Diana on a stag   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Joachim Fries, a 17th c German artist, or 19th c English
Title
English: Automaton with Diana on a stag
Date 17th century or 19th century
Medium gilded silver with jewels and enamel
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Notes Simply remove the head of the stag, fill the body with wine, wind it up with a key in its base, and it will travel down the table on its concealed wheels.
Source/Photographer Henry Townsend, own photo
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