Lute
2014-13-41
From: Georgia (Country) | Tiflis
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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