RIVISTA DI CULTURA MEDITERRANEA

Music scene from the poem Haft Peykar (“The Seven Beauties”)

Music scene from the poem Haft Peykar (“The Seven Beauties”)

Music scene from the poem Haft Peykar (“The Seven Beauties”) of Nezami-ye Ganjavi (1141-1209). From the bottom: frame drum daire with cymbals (zîl); long necked lute setâr and plucked zither qanûn.