Lyre Guitar

Title	Lyre Guitar
Date	late 1600s 17th century
Medium	wood
Classification	Musical Instrument
Origin	Italy, late 17th century Italy
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Lyre Guitar, late 1600s. Italy, late 17th century. Wood; overall: 76.9 x 33.4 cm (30 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.379
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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“Lyre Guitar” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 1600s. It is executed in wood and classified as musical instrument. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Recorded origin: Italy, late 17th century. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.

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