Rebec

Rebec

The rebec in "Virgin among Virgins" (1509), by Gerard David.
String instrument
Classification	Bowed string instruments
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.21-71 (Bowl lyre sounded by a bow)
Developed	Middle Ages
Related instruments
vielle viol rebab rabel rabeca Byzantine lyra

The rebec (sometimes rebecha, rebeckha, and other spellings, pronounced /ˈriːbɛk/ or /ˈrɛbɛk/) is a bowed stringed instrument of the Medieval era and the early Renaissance. In its most common form, it has a narrow boat-shaped body and one to five strings.