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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 Musical instrument, stringed, accession number 9-10947, described as Musical instrument, stringed; wood, leather, hair, wire, & cloth; Length 76 cm.; width 13.5 cm.