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‘La Joueuse de tympanon is a dulcimer playing android. It was presented at Versailles in 1784 and bought by Marie Antoinette. It is believed that the android’s hair is that of the Queen.’
- Wikipedia
Marie-Antoinette’s Android, 1784
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