barbat (ancient asian/persian lute)
~ String instrument
Description
Ancient Central Asian/Persian string instrument, ancestor of the Iranian oud. it was an important instrument in pre-Islamic Iran and Persia. The current “Persian barbat” is more similar to the oud.
Relationships
| type of: | lute family |
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| derivations: | oud |
| picture: | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Korthalsluit_met_zeven_snaren_TMnr_1082-5.jpg [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q807780 [info] |
