Object name: Lyre / Loans: S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-12847, described as Harp reproduction; soundbox Bird's Eye maple; two mahogany posts inlaid with 288 pieces of blue enamel on copper; on front post is wood bull's head overlaid with 23K gold leaf; bull's beard, forehead and horn-tips blue/white sodalite, obsidian eyes; below bull's head are four low relief panels of contemporary scenes; on rear post are 2 upright goats in low relief; crossbar inlaid with single blue/white sodalite at each end; 13 pegs above, 12 strings; height 1.19 m to top of pegs, length 91.5 cm (crossbar). Reproduction of Sumerian specimen (made in Quincy, Mass. by Eli Richman). Original harp excavated by Sir Leonard Wooley from Ur, Mesopotamia, circa 3,000 BC. Original is no. U.10556 and is in the University Museum, Philadelphia (Kilmer).

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 5-6641, 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.