Object name: Lyre / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments / Loans: S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Lyre Function 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments Loans S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 5-6641, described as bowl lyre; traditional lyre shape; top and side pieces straight solid cylindrical sticks; wood sound box with sound table of reptile skin; back covered with goat hide; skin lacing; 1 sound hole; 8 twisted gut strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-4731, described as Lyre; 5 strings, skin-covered sound box. Diameter 30 cm; cloth wrapped crosspiece 44.5 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 5-6753, described as Bow-harp; rectangular wood box; top covered with reptile skin; 2 sound holes cat in top; strips of fur nailed along top and bottom edges; curved wood neck with 5 tuning pegs; 5 wire strings; entire box covered with burned designs; l. 44 cm; w. 18.5 cm; h. 33.5 cm (2nd peg from bottom broken)