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Silver lyre, from Ur,southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. This lyre was found in the "Great Death Pit", one of the Royal Graves in the cemetery at Ur. 74 bodies - 6 men and 68 women were found on the florr of the pit. There were three lyres, two of which were covered in sheet silver. The cow's head on the front has eyes of shell and lapis lazuli. Eleven silver tubes acted as the tuning pegs. ANE 121199.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200594
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2972px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Cow
Early Dynastic Sumerian (3000-2340 BCE)
Lapis lazuli
Lyre
Mesopotamian
Precious Stone
Shell
Silver
Ur, Sumer