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Fiddle (lyra)

(Greek, 1947–2011)
1981
Object PlaceHeraklion, Crete, Greece
Medium/TechniqueSpruce, mahogany, ebony, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 21.6 x 7.6 x 55.9 cm (8 1/2 x 3 x 22 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number2015.3098
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1981, sold by the maker, Manolis Karpouzakis, Heraklion, Greece, to Nicholas Zallas, Lexington, MA; 2015, sold by Nicholas Zallas to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 18, 2015)
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