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SITAR Delhi, India, 20th century Wooden soundbox, metal frets, elaborate bone inlays and inlay work, floral ornamentation, with two gourd resonators. Length: 125 cm. Marked on the neck: ''Kartar Music House, Chawri Bazar, Delhi-6.'' The sitar is one of the most important plucked instruments in North Indian classical music. Partially bumped and damg. Provenance: Private collection, Hesse.SITAR Delhi, Indien, 20. Jh. Resonanzkoerper aus Holz, Metallbuenden, aufwendige Knochenintarsien und Einlage, florale Ornamentverzierungen, mit zwei Kalebassen. L. 125 cm. Am Hals bez. 'Kartar Music House, Chawri Bazar, Delhi-6'. Die Sitar zaehlt zu den bedeutendsten Zupfinstrumenten der nordindischen klassischen Musik. Part. best. und besch. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Hessen.

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160-III: 19TH CENT PAINTINGS | MUSICAL INSTR.

Sep 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT

Duesseldorf, NRW, Germany

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