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Bowed cittern

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What it is

Hornbostel-Sachs code: 321.322Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Materials: Maple · spruce · ebony · ivory · mother-of-pearl · brassThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Specimen dimensions: 80.2 cmMeasured on museum specimen met-oa:504251.The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Evidence: Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

How it came about

EvidenceEvidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

First appearance

1700–1799Earliest artefact or recordParis, FranceThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

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Connected items

See also

Morin khuur Rebab

Official catalogue IDs

Hornbostel-Sachs: 321.322The Met object: 504251

Further reading

The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments — Bowed cittern (met-oa) ↗

💡 Everyday examples

Earliest artefact or record: 1700–1799 · Paris, France (The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments)
Other items recorded in the same year (1700): Cello, Double bass, Violin Sonata in D minor La Folia, Op. 5 No. 12 (Arcangelo Corelli)

Sources: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda ↗ · The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments ↗

checked: 2026-11-14

Expert reviewers wanted · Compiled by quoting official sources (in English)

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