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Lute (sarasvati vina)

Lute (sarasvati vina)

19th century
Object PlaceProbably Karnataka, India
Medium/TechniqueJackfruit wood, gourd, silver, ivory
DimensionsLength 110 cm, width 29 cm, depth 30 cm (Length 43 5/16 in., 11 7/16 in., depth 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number1995.86
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBefore 1995, apparently found in a music school, Calcutta, India, and sold to a dealer in the Soho District, New York; by 1995, sold by New York dealer to Joseph Peknik, III, New York; 1995, sold by Peknik to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 24, 1995)