Golden Bull Lyre. Royal Tombs Ancient Ur, Iraqi Museum.

1981
Many musical instruments were found in association with women's graves in the Iraqi Royal Cemetery at Ur dating from 2,300 BCE, This lyre is adorned with a bull sporting a luxurious beard of Afghan lapis lazuli.
Photo: Louis Dupree from Seton Loyd. The Art of the Ancient East, 1961

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Image Size: 3339x5836 / 3.8MB; 1981 Afghanistan Iraqi Museum Golden Bull Lyre Royal Tombs Ancient Louis Dupree Seton Loyd Slide LD 1981 01889
Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM I - BCE (Before Common Era)

1981<br />
Many musical instruments were found in association with women's graves in the Iraqi Royal Cemetery at Ur dating from 2,300 BCE, This lyre is adorned with a bull sporting a luxurious beard of Afghan lapis lazuli. <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree from Seton Loyd. The Art of the Ancient East, 1961