Clavicytherium
early 17th century
Medium
Wood and various materials
Dimensions
D. 32.5 cm W. 70.5 cm H. 170.0 plus stand (73.0) = 243.0 cm,
Classification
Chordophone-Zither-plucked-harpsichord|Paintings
Culture
Italian
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1224a-b
Tags
About the Artist
Unknown
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