Lute, 200–500, Made in Egypt, Roman/Byzantine, Wood with traces of paint, Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 28 13/16 in. (12 x 3.7 x 73.2 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany, Strings ran from the top of this instrument’s long neck to the end of the sound box, which has indentations (called the waist) on its sides. The musician’s right hand probably plucked the strings while the left hand used the lower portion of the neck as a fingerboard
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Lute, 200–500, Egypt, Roman/Byzantine, Wood, traces, paint, Overall, 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 28 13/16, 12 3.7 73.2 cm, Woodwork-Miscellany, Strings ran, top, instrument, long, neck, sound box, indentations, waist, sides, musician, right, hand, plucked, strings, left hand, lower portion, fingerboard
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