EditorialKorea: Ureuk (6th century) playing the gayageum (kayakum), a twelve stringed instrument he is believed to have invented in the Gaya Confederacy under the control of King Gasil, seen on an information board in Mosan-dong, South Korea
EditorialTsii' Edo 'Ai, Native American (Apache, probably), 19th century, United States, Native American (Apache, probably), Agave, wood, horsehair, a) Body Diam.3.8-4.5 x L. 31.8cm (1 1/2-1 3/4 x 12 1/2in.); b) bow L. 27.3cm (10 3/4 in.), Chordophone-Zither-bowed.
EditorialOrpheus. Greek poet and musician. Pompeian fresco depicting Orpheus playing the zither and appeasing the animals. Domus of Vesonio Primo. Pompeii. La Campania. Italy.
EditorialPenthesilea Painter, bowl form B (outside: visit to the horse stable, inside: two boys making music), clay, quickly turned, painted (ceramic), alternately fired, clay, total: height: 11 cm; diameter: 27 cm, inscription: Pictures inside and outside: ('T...
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