Title
Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (Kings Grave)
Subject
Bulls
Cattle
Livestock
Domestica Animals
Animals
Description
Royal tomb, Ur (present-day Muqaiyir, Iraq)
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, et al.
Gardner's art through the ages: a global history, 13th, Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 2009 (9780495410553)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 2600 BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
lyres
musical instruments
Still Image
Identifier
VS4328917
je-20081008-2
Date Created
2011-08-26
Date Modified
2011-08-26
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
approx. 5' 5'' high
Medium
gold leaf and lapis lazuli over a wooden core
Spatial Coverage
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Temporal Coverage
Sumerian
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (Kings Grave),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 13, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/34876.