Lyre Fragment
Bull Head

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Penn Museum
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Title:
Lyre Fragment
Bull Head
Description:
CBS Register: Bull's gold head, and shell inlay plaques. Harp of the king. Reconstructed. PG 789Eyes of head are either Conus or Strombus
Type:
Lyre Fragment
Bull Head
Type (Narrower):
Musical Instruments
Other Objects
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
Bull Head
Geographic region:
Iraq
Ur
Provenance:
British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928
Medium:
Gold
Shell
Lapis
Bitumen
Silver
Extent:
40
cm
25
Identifier:
9347
Source:
B17694B
U.10556
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