Help ID this instrument?

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Help ID this instrument?

Its the size and shape of a cello but it has a fretted neck like a guitar or lyre. its in some paintings from the late 18th century. I do not see too much of this instrumeny these days

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6 months ago
it is strung with a bow with the right hand and frtetted with the left very much like a guitar

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 6 months ago
it is strung with a bow with the right hand and frtetted with the left very much like a guitar