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Chariot clock
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<p>A chariot clock is a type of <a href="/facts/Mantel_clock/6SaIJNoI">mantel</a>/table figural <a href="/facts/Clock/MYolzNkw">clock</a> in the form of a <a href="/facts/Chariot/cSydqVFQ">chariot</a> whose dial is set into the wheel or elsewhere, its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century southern Germany. Normally of classical mythology subject matter, it has been made in different periods and styles such as Renaissance, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, Napoleon III, Art Deco, etc. </p>