The castle of Beir Jibrîn, by starlight. Arab musicians in the foreground. The one stringed instrument is the 'rabâb esh shâ'ir' or poet's viol; it is used as an accompaniment to chanted poetry. The double-reed pipe is the 'arghûl;' its longer reed serves as a drone or continuous bass.

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The castle of Beir Jibrîn, by starlight. Arab musicians in the foreground. The one stringed instrument is the 'rabâb esh shâ'ir' or poet's viol; it is used as an accompaniment to chanted poetry. The double-reed pipe is the 'arghûl;' its longer reed serves as a drone or continuous bass.

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Summary

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

date_range

Date

1881 - 1883

person

Contributors

Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author

Fenn, Harry (1838-1911), Artist

place

Location

New York

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Source

New York Public Library

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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/

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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")