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Great Lyre from the "King's Grave"

Image of Great Lyre from the King's Grave

Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (left)
and Detail of Front Panel of the Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" (right)
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen, and wood
Height: 35.6 cm (head), 33 cm (plaque)
PG 789; B17694 (U.10556)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology