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Harp
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The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be played in either a seated or standin
Harp
An Egyptian vertical harp, kneeling harper
An Egyptian vertical harp, kneeling harper
The Harps of Chogha Mish Iran are considered to be the world's oldest surviving stringed instruments, 3300–3100 BCE
The Harps of Chogha Mish Iran are considered to be the world's oldest surviving stringed instruments, 3300–3100 BCE
The Queen's gold lyre from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, c. 2500 BCE; Iraq Museum, Baghdad
The Queen's gold lyre from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, c. 2500 BCE; Iraq Museum, Baghdad
Konghou
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The konghou is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In ancient China, the term konghou came to refer to three different musical instruments: a zither and two different types of harp.
Konghou, tomb of Wei Guifei (AD 597–665)
Konghou, tomb of Wei Guifei (AD 597–665)
Assyrian horizontal harp.
Assyrian horizontal harp.
A musician playing a wo konghou. Excavated from a tomb near Ji'an (集安市), Tonghua (通化市), southern Jilin province, northeast China. Goguryeo period (고구려
A musician playing a wo konghou. Excavated from a tomb near Ji'an (集安市), Tonghua (通化市), southern Jilin province, northeast China. Goguryeo period (고구려 / 高句麗), 37 BC-668 AD.
Shu-konghou, Northern Wei dynasty, 386–535. Vertical angular-harp
Shu-konghou, Northern Wei dynasty, 386–535. Vertical angular-harp