Lâvta (lute)

Medium

wood, metal, tortoise-shell, glass

Dimensions

H. 88.6× W/ 28 × D. 11.5 cm (34 7/8 × 11 × 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted

Culture

Turkish

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2015

Accession Number

2015.481