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1938.34.598

Wooden lute with animal gut and mother of pearl decoration. [RR 20/1/2020]

1938.34.598

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden lute with animal gut and mother of pearl decoration. [RR 20/1/2020]
Geographical reference
Turkey
Asia > Western Asia > Turkey
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Gut, Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Process Carpentered, Process Decorated, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork, Process Inlaid, Process Notched
Dimensions
Length: max 728 mm, Width: max 117 mm, Height: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.598

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Lute

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