Guitar, late 17th century, Rome, Italy, Italian, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Height: 35 11/16 in. (90.7 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Attributed to Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel (German, ca. 1646–1711 Rome), Checkerboard patterns of bone, ebony, and fruitwood decorate the back, sides, and neck of Ertel's guitar. The peghead, fingerboard, and top have inlaid ornaments of mother-of-pearl. The modern rosette of wood and parchment is a replacement
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Guitar, late 17th century, Rome, Italy, Italian, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother, pearl, parchment, Height, 35 11/16, 90.7 cm, Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Attributed to Giacomo, Jacob, Ertel, German, ca., 1646–1711, Checkerboard patterns, fruitwood decorate, back, sides, neck, guitar, peghead, fingerboard, top, inlaid ornaments, modern rosette, wood, replacement
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