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Title
Vina
Object type Musical Instrument
Description
Many paintings of Indian court life depict female musicians holding and playing this kind of lightweight stringed instrument. Throughout most of Mughal history, music was a constant component of the courtly experience. During the early years of the Cleveland Museum of Art, arms and armor, jewelry, and musical instruments like this vina were among the first donated works
Date circa 1850
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Painted and gilded wood with ivory veneers and inlay; copper alloy frets; iron alloy strings (with one modern copper replacement)
Dimensions Overall: 95.2 x 15.3 cm (37 1/2 x 6 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession number
1918.346
Place of creation India, British Period (1858-1947)
Credit line The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection. Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.346

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