Pavo Clock
Вот уже более двух столетий собрание Эрмитажа украшает
уникальный экспонат, неизменно вызывающий восхищение зрителей. Это -
знаменитые часы Павлин. Фигуры павлина, петуха и совы, входящие в
композицию автомата с часами, снабжены механизмами, приводящими этих
птиц в движение…
I was looking for more funerary masks from the Tashtyk culture, but sth went wrong when searching and instead the site gave me this. Also very interesting…
Sure. It’s the peacock clock. A huge clock mechanism with birds moving and making sounds when the clocks strike. I think this video can give you a better idea of how it all looks and operates. Enjoy!
yes… Russia has many treasures, some of them in the Hermitage… pity Russian is such a difficult language… one day I’ll see that peacock clock myself and above all the Scythian and Sarmatian burial treasures, in fact, everything that has to do with the history in the steppe and the Silk road and and and … I’d prefer riding along the Silk road myself
. Family heritage? did you sell it for (very) good money? this one at Ermitage seems made of gold.