Lâvta (lute)
Object type: Lâvta
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Turkish
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: wood, metal, tortoise-shell, glass
Dimensions: H. 88.6× W/ 28 × D. 11.5 cm (34 7/8 × 11 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Geography:     Turkey  
Credit line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2015
Accession year: 2015