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
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
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 September 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/34876.