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Sound box, Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (Kings Grave)

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Title

Sound box, Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (Kings Grave)

Subject

Domestica Animals

Description

Royal tomb, Ur (present-day Muqaiyir, Iraq)

Creator

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

Contributor

Rights

Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.

Type

Identifier

VS4328929

je-20081008-2

Date Created

Date Modified

Is Part Of

Media Resource Center

Visual Resources Collection

Extent

approx. 1' 7'' high

Medium

wood with inlaid gold, lapis lazuli, and shell

Spatial Coverage

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Temporal Coverage

Audience

Collection

Visual Resources Collection (UB Only)

Tags

ancient and classical art, decorative arts, Music, musical instruments, sculpture

Citation

Unknown artist, “Sound box, Bull-headed lyre from tomb 789 (Kings Grave),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 26, 2021, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/34877.