# Table clock in the shape of Atlas

- By: Pierre Louteau (voor–na 1)
- Date: c. 1603 - c. 1628
- Medium: bronze (metal), silver (metal), glass
- Classification: mechanical clock
- Dimensions: height 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-17012--f0c70dc9029dd6b19ebb383cc2c5cf51)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/NovVL/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

As a rule, Atlas carries a celestial globe, a three-dimensional map of the stars. A timepiece can also represent the universe, showing the movement of the stars. To enhance the engraving on the dial and foot, the furrows of the lines were filled with niello, a rich black alloy of silver, copper and sulphur.