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Hearst Museum object titled Lyre, accession number 9-4730, described as Lyre; previously in 4 parts, reassembled by conservation 2014-02-18 a) soundbox; enamelware pan covered with skin; diameter 22 cm; b) arm; length 61.5 cm; c) arm, 1.60 cm; d) crosspiece with 4 pegs, 1.51 cm.
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 5-14211a, no description available.
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 5-2420, described as Bowl-lyre; 8 strings; snake-skin head laced to leather patch on back of resonator bowl; 2 arms and yoke; ca 22 inches l; bowl: 11.75 inches x 9.5 inches.
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)
Hearst Museum object titled Lyre and bow, accession number 5-14211a,b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Lyre bow, accession number 5-14211b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-16861, described as 6-stringed harp (lyre). kerar (?). triangular wooden frame with wooden hide-covered bowl at 1 corner forming the sound box. 6 strings of twisted gut or hide. strings joined at bottom of sound box and are tied separately with pegs at top of frame. incised square motif on wood sound box.

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