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Musical InstrumentsChordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted18th century

Artwork Details

Title	Sitar
Medium	Gourds, paint, wood, various materials
Dimensions	L. 109.3 cm. (43 in.); W. 26.3 cm. (10-3/8 in.); D. 26 cm. (10¼ in.)
Classification	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Department	Musical Instruments
Date	18th century
Credit Line	Gift of Cathleen W. Treacy, 1994
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Indian
Date Range	1701 – 1800

Provenance

City	Deolia (Deogarh), Partabgarh
Country	India

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 503453