id:			98647
accession number:	1918.347
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.347
updated:		2023-12-05 08:46:45.200000

Tanbūr, late 1800s. Syria or Turkey, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl, and wire; overall: 58.4 x 10.5 cm (23 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.347

title:				Tanbūr
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			late 1800s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
copyright:			

---

culture:	Syria or Turkey, Ottoman period (1299–1922)
technique:	Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl, and wire
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Musical Instrument
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Overall: 58.4 x 10.5 cm (23 x 4 1/8 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

---

PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855-1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1918
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918-
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:

---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1918.347/1918.347_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1918.347/1918.347_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1918.347/1918.347_full.tif