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Musical InstrumentsChordophone-Lute-plucked-frettedlate 19th–early 20th century

Artwork Details

Title	Sitar
Medium	ostrish egg, wood, ivory, wire
Dimensions	33 × 4 1/2 in. (83.8 × 11.4 cm)
Classification	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Department	Musical Instruments
Date	late 19th–early 20th century
Credit Line	Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Indian
Date Range	1870 – 1910

Provenance

Country

India

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 505696