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Queen Puabi's lyre: A bull-headed music maker played for Mesopotamian royalty 4,500 years ago
an ancient city in Mesopotamia that is now part of Iraq. The artifact, called Queen Puabi's lyre, is one of four lyres that Woolley discovered in one large, elite tomb; the others have been dubbed ...
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Sumerian Bull Lyre, Iraq, 3200 BCE
The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...
Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle4d
Hear Greek lyre when 'Gift of the Gods' tour stops in Duncan
Hear the heavenly sounds of the ancient Greek lyre as Lutherios presents the 'Gift of the Gods' Tour which travels across ...