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Lyre Fragment
Bull Head
| Object Number: | B17694B |
| Current Location: | Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 789 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gold Shell Lapis Bitumen Silver |
| Iconography: | Bull Head |
| Length: | 40cm |
| Width: | 25cm |
| Depth: | 19cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number | U.10556 - Field No SF |
Description
CBS Register: Bull's gold head, and shell inlay plaques. Harp of the king. Reconstructed. PG 789
Eyes of head are either Conus or Strombus
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Journal] Adams, Liliana O. "Sumerian Harps from Ur", The American Harp Journal Vol.: 19:2. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Book] Galpin, Francis W. 1937. The Music of the Sumerians and their Immediate Sucessors the Babylonian and Assyrians. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate VIII:2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. & Horne, Lee C. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 53 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 149 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 105 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Book] de Schauensee, Maude. 2002. Two Lyres from Ur. 125. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Frontis Piece | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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