Ancient Near East
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Great Lyre from the “King’s Grave,” c. 2650-2550 B.C.E., Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen and wood (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour
Where and When
Royal Tomb, Ur, Mesopotamia (Iraq),
c. 2650-2550 B.C.E.
c. 2650-2550 B.C.E.
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John Ignacio wrote on Friday, September 04, 2009
Beautiful, i had always seen pictures of this relic, but never really had an understanding to its origin and craftsmanship. up close and personal is much better then a simple picture in a book.
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