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Lute (setar)
about 1850–80
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 61.8 cm, width 9.8 cm, depth 10.3 cm (Length 24 5/16 in., width 3 7/8 in., depth 4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Zabel Moosesian
Accession Number1975.320
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
ProvenanceBy 1850, Mr. Moosesian, Sr., Turkey and Armenia where he played the instrument between 1850 and 1890; by 1908, by descent to his, Albert Moosesian (1888-1952), who brought the instrument to the United States. By 1975, Mrs. Zabel Moosesian, Arlington, Massachusetts; 1975, gift of Moosesian to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1975)