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Queen's lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Stringed instrument with a bull's head, found in the grave of Queen Pu-abi, part of the Royal Tombs in the cemetery at Ur.
Along with the lyre were the bodies of ten women with fine jewellery, presumed to be sacrificial victims. One woman lay right against the lyre, the bones of her hands placed where the strings wuld have been. ANE 121198A

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART200633

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3548px × 4916px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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