Sitar

Title	Sitar
Date	1800s 18th century
Medium	Gourd, wood, ivory inlay, ebony? inlay, gut, and metal strings
Classification	Musical Instrument
Origin	East India East India
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Sitar, 1800s. East India. Gourd, wood, ivory inlay, ebony? inlay, gut, and metal strings; diameter: 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.); overall: 133.4 cm (52 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.355
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Sitar” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800s. It is executed in gourd, wood, ivory inlay, ebony? inlay, gut, and metal strings 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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