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Hardanger Fiddle

Isak N. Botnen/Skaar (Norwegian, 1669–1759)

Maker:: Trond Isaksen Flatebø (Norwegian, 1713–1772)
Date:: 1756
Geography:: Western Norway, Hardanger Region, Norway
Medium:: Pine, birch, and other woods, bone, lignum vitae and mother-of-pearl inlay.
Dimensions:: W. 18.4 x L. 56.4cm (7 1/4 x 22 3/16in.); Body L. 33.6 cm (13.23 in.)
Classification:: Chordophone-Lute
Credit Line:: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Accession Number:: 46.34.7a

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 684

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