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Lute ('ūd)

Tawfik Nahat (Syrian, 1896–1946)

1928

Object PlaceDamascus, Syria

Medium/TechniqueWalnut, basswood, spruce, boxwood, ebony, mother-of-pearl, bone

DimensionsOverall (approximate): 81 × 36 × 19 cm (31 7/8 × 14 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession number2019.501

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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Musical Instruments

ProvenanceBy about 1972/1973, Albert Jernazian (b. 1925 – d. 1999), Portland, ME; about 1990s, sold by Albert Jernazian to Alan S. Gardner (b. 1950 – d. 2006), Bath, ME; 2006, by inheritance from Alan Gardner to Peter Kyvelos (b. 1943 – d. 2017), Bedford, MA; 2017, by inheritance to his wife, Virginia Kyvelos, Bedford; 2019, sold by Virginia Kyvelos to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)