Zither

Unknown Egyptian, Egyptian

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Overall: 9 5/8 × 7 5/16 in. (24.5 × 18.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

172.12.25367

Geography

Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont; acquired by present collection in Exchange 160, 1972.

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