Muscial instrument (lute, tar) with 3 strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Wood stem section with 3 hooks for metal strings.

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Description
Musical instrument (lute, tar) with three strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Stem of wood, section with 3 hooks for strings, metal. Persian.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Credit Line
Gift of Ernst Herzfeld
19th century
Accession Number
FSC-W-6
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Musical Instrument
Medium
Wood and hide
Origin
Iran
Related Online Resources
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
wood
Iran
Arts of the Islamic World
Record ID
fsg_FSC-W-6
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34f851ba5-a651-40c1-8715-3096d35903c6
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