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Fiddle (lyra)
Manolis Karpouzakis (Greek, 1947–2011)
1981
Object Place: Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Medium/Technique
Spruce, mahogany, ebony, plastic
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 x 7.6 x 55.9 cm (8 1/2 x 3 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number2015.3098
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
Provenance1981, sold by the maker, Manolis Karpouzakis, Heraklion, Greece, to Nicholas Zallas, Lexington, MA; 2015, sold by Nicholas Zallas to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 18, 2015)