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Artifact
Persian Tar
Description
- Stringed instrument with a long neck and double-bowl with waist.
- Double bowl is carved from mulberry wood, and a thin membrane made from stretched lambskin was applied to cover the opening.
- A double course of strings would have been laid across the neck.
- The neck, or fingerboard, appears to be made of two long pieces of ivory imbedded in the wood of the neck.
- Frets are made of tightly wrapped string. There would originally have been between 25 and 28, and they were adjustable.
Background Information
- The tar is a musical instrument found in Iran and other areas of the Causasus region of the Middle East.
- The word tar in the Persian language, when translated literally, means "strings".
- Purchased as a memento by E.A. Koyden.
Map Location
Latitude: 35° 41' 13.114" N
Longitude: 51° 24' 12.989" E
Longitude: 51° 24' 12.989" E
Date
UnknownDimensions
inches
Length:
35.0
Width:
9.0
Height:
7.0
Events, Places, People
- E.A. Koyden
- Iran
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