Lute

2014-13-71

From: Uzbekistan | Samarqand | Samarkand

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Native Name Tanbur
Object Number 2014-13-71
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Uzbekistan | Samarqand | Samarkand
Section Near Eastern
Materials Wood | Gut | Ivory
Technique Inlaid
Description

Tanbur-type lute of dark brown wood. Long slender neck. 2 lateral and 1 frontal pegs hour-glass shaped. 13 movable ftets and strings of gut. Ivory inlay on neck and body. Ivory end button and nut. Wooden soundboard with small perforations. Fair condition - wood cracked on body, 1 peg broken, bridge missing

Height 19.4 cm
Length 111.8 cm
Width 18.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014
Other Number L-222-71 - Old Loan Number | 38 - Franklin Institute Number | C-253 - Seder Number | 6184.71 - Franklin Institute Number

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