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The Harp ( Persian: چنگ Chang ) flourished in Persia in many forms from its introduction, about 3000 BCE, until the 17th century.
The original type was the arched harp as seen at Choghâ Miš and on later third millennium seals ( fig.
In the last century of the Sasanian period, angular harps were redesigned to make them as light as possible (" light, vertical, angular harps ," fig.
), such light harps were still frequently depicted, although their use as musical instruments was reaching its end.
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