King David

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Harp is similar to the triangle harps, drawn by the English/Anglo-Saxon illustrator of the 9th Century Utrecht Psalter.
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"The strongest evidence of David's harp – Kinnor of David – are the ancient silver coins from the Second Temple era, known as 'For the Freedom of Jerusalem,' and used during the revolt of the Jews against the Romans in 132-135 C.E." --LILIANA OSSES ADAMS
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Illustration from an Ethiopian manuscript psalter, depicting King David with a harp or lyre.
Image of an item from the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
PSALTERY A sixteenth-century German parchment codex with a miniature of King David playing the PSALTERY ; it is an instrumental variation on his usual symbolic attribute of a harp; another is the royal crown that he wears. (Harley 2953 f. 20 v). (British Library)
MusicArt ANGERS - BM - ms 0047 - 12th century. Rey David tocando el arpa y músico con campanas.
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Unknown Painter (17th century) - King David playing the harp, with music-making and dancing angels
St. Alban's Psalter page 56, c. 1119-1123 a.d. David playing a fiddle. The fiddle is very similar in shape and size and position of soundholes as the plucked fiddles in the Rylands Psalter (also 12th century). http://www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/translation/trans056.shtml
King David, illustration between Psalms 28 and 29, translation of text on page says " A psalm of a canticle, at the dedication of David's house." Late 9th Century A.D. lute from the Golden Psalter of St. Gallen. Carolingian-era lute, possible pandura? France/Switzerland. Shape similar to Roman panduras. Three string (which pandura's were supposed to be, tri-chords). http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/0022/66/0/Sequence-239