Bouzouki player in Athens, July 2018
Bouzouki in the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments in Athens
The tambouras of Yannis Makriyannis in the National Historical Museum, Athens
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A lute is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
Bouzouki
…also US: ; Greek: μπουζούκι ; plural. bouzoukis or bouzoukia, μπουζούκια) is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body and a long neck with a fretted fingerboard. It has steel strings and is played with a plectrum, producing a sharp metallic…
Renaissance lute in 2013
Ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting players with long-necked lutes, 18th Dynasty (c. 1350 BC).
Hellenistic banquet scene from 1st century A.D., Hadda, Gandhara. Lute player with short-necked lute, far right.
Lute in Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Butkara in Swat, Kushan Period (1st century-320)