Antique Afghan rubab carved wood lute with bone and shell inlay c.1900
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The Essentials
Traditional Afghan rubab dating to around 1900 Carved hardwood with animal-skin soundboard and bone and shell inlay Bird, flower and rosette decoration with engraved ring-and-dot detail Original arrangement for melody, drone and sympathetic strings Missing the strings, other sections may need replacingDescription
This is a traditional Afghan rubab, the short-necked lute that became the best-known instrument of Afghan music.
Its main strings were played with a plectrum, with drone and sympathetic strings adding the resonant layer that gives the rubab its distinctive sound and made it important in both Afghan folk and classical music.
The dense bird and flower inlay has an unusually close parallel in the National Music Museum's Afghan rubab dated c.1875-1925, including the same engraved ring-and-dot circles and pale inlay set into black paste.
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11952 (AB-300224)
W: 15cm (5.9")L: 80cm (31.5")
19th Century, Early 20th Century
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Kieran Hughes-Jones embarked on a journey into the world of antiques in 2021. His interest in the past was ignited after graduating with a history degree in 2011, a passion that remained with him over the years. During the COVID lockdown, a documentary featuring an antiques dealer searching for...
