Tombak
Object type: Tombak
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Iranian (Persian)
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Various woods, bone, brass, skin
Dimensions: Height: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Width: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Diameter (At widest point): 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)
Diameter (Of base): 31 in. (78.7 cm)
Classification: Membranophone
Geography:     Iran (Persia)  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889