Lyre
Ornament
30-12-696
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 30-12-696 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | Ur - PG 1332 |
| Locus | PG 1332 |
| Date Made | 2550-2450 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze | Silver | Lapis Lazuli | Mollusk Shell |
| Iconography | Bull |
| Description | Copper. From a harp. Calf's Head Attach. Note on card from storage: Also a bitumen core from inside the calf's head. See 30-12-484 : inlay from collar. [MASCA testing prove this is bronze, not copper. The eyes are conus and lapis] |
| Height | 11 cm |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Depth | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930 |
| Other Number | U.12435 - Field No SF |
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