Null German zither, late 19th century.
Ebony veneer.
Strings missing. Without ke…
Description

German zither, late 19th century. Ebony veneer. Strings missing. Without key. In its original leather and felt case. With slight dents in the wood. Measurements: 55 x 31 x 3 cm and 8,5 x 57 x 34 cm. The zither is a stringed instrument belonging to the plucked stringed instruments family, similar to the lyre or the hand harp. In Ancient Greece its use was associated with the cult of Apollo and it was therefore considered a more "noble" instrument than the one associated with the god of passions and instincts.

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German zither, late 19th century. Ebony veneer. Strings missing. Without key. In its original leather and felt case. With slight dents in the wood. Measurements: 55 x 31 x 3 cm and 8,5 x 57 x 34 cm. The zither is a stringed instrument belonging to the plucked stringed instruments family, similar to the lyre or the hand harp. In Ancient Greece its use was associated with the cult of Apollo and it was therefore considered a more "noble" instrument than the one associated with the god of passions and instincts.

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