Dulcimer
Psaltery
2014-13-115
From: Turkey (uncertain) | Constantinople
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Native Name | Qanun |
| Object Number | 2014-13-115 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Turkey (uncertain) | Constantinople |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Wood | Inlay |
| Technique | Inlaid |
| Description | Qanun. In the form of a right-angled trapezoid with twenty-four sets of triple strings. Three foliated sound openings in the deck. Mechanical tuning devices of metal on the upper end of each string. Tuning key included. |
| Height | 8.5 cm |
| Length | 97.1 cm |
| Width | 40.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-222-115 - Old Loan Number | 47 - Franklin Institute Number | 6184.115 - Franklin Institute Number | C-261 - Seder Number |
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