Saxon Rote #2

Original design based on 7th Century lyre found in a Saxon ship buried in Sutton Hoo, East Anglia, Great Britain. It is flamed white oak, Douglas fir, maple, black walnut, and pear wood.

Some of the same flamed oak I used on Germanic Rotes #3 and #4 went into the hollowed-out body of this Saxon lyre. The tailpiece peg is a carved "hanging" squire, and each forward facing peghead is carved with a gargoyle face. The medallions are mirror-image moons.

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