Pandura

Pandura
Muse playing a pandoura, detail of a bas relief from Mantineia, 4th century BC (NAMA)
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Related instruments

The pandura (Ancient Greek: πανδοῦρα, pandoura) or pandore, an ancient string instrument, belonged in the broad class of the lute and guitar instruments. Akkadians played similar instruments from the 3rd millennium BC. Ancient Greek artwork depicts such lutes from the 3rd or 4th century BC onward. Iranian influences are indicated by the Persian origin of the word.[1]

  1. ^ Lingas, Alexander (2006). "Instruments, Musical". In Wilson, Nigel Guy (ed.). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Psychology Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-415-97334-2.

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