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Muscial instrument (lute, tar) with 3 strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Wood stem section with 3 hooks for metal strings.

Musical instrument with sounding box and gut strings

Stem of a lute; painted black

Al Najoom Dance Troupe at NMAfA, July 14, 2011

Sounding box with lower metal bracket for strings

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur and the princess in the white pavilion

Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390); recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text

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