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Muscial instrument (oriental 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
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); Couple with attendants; verso: text: Chapter thirty-one: discrediting overindulgence in eating, part from Khusraw va Shirin
Stem of a lute; painted black
Sounding box with lower metal bracket for strings
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390); recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text
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