Automaton clock

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An automaton clock is a type of striking clock featuring automatons. Clocks like these were often built during the Middle Ages in Europe. A Cuckoo clock is a simple form of this type of clock. Often, the automatons come out on the hour to strike the bells, with Death often being one of the figures, to symbolize human mortality.

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