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Mandoline

Giovanni Battista

Cleveland Museum of Art

The instrument has a teardrop-shaped body made of wood with a long neck and a flat back. The body features a large oval sound hole surrounded by a decorative metal ring. A horizontal bar is positioned below the sound hole. The instrument's surface displays intricate inlays of mother-of-pearl or other materials, forming floral patterns and geometric designs. The neck of the instrument has a fretboard with frets and decorative inlays. The headstock at the top of the neck holds tuning pegs. Mandoline by Giovanni Battista.

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528 × 900 px
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