Lute
| Native Name | Tar |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-13-41 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Georgia (Country) Tiflis |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Wood Gut Parchment |
| Technique: | Inlaid |
| Height: | 15.2 cm |
| Length: | 91 cm |
| Width: | 17.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-41 - Old Loan Number C-242 - Seder Number 6184.41 - Franklin Institute Number |
Description
Tar. A notched-lute (figure-8 form) with movable gut frets and a parchment soundboard. Eight lateral pegs in a heavy peg-box. Inlaid finger-board.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Polin, Claire C. 07 Apr 1954. Gifts of Jubal: Musical Instruments from the Ancient East.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: xxiv | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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