Tortoiseshell Lyre

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 10 December 2021
Tortoiseshell Lyre Download Full Size Image

Wooden lyre with a tortoiseshell soundbox, restored from remains, found in Athens, dated to the 5-4th century BCE.

The British Museum, London

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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2021, December 10). Tortoiseshell Lyre. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14985/tortoiseshell-lyre/

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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Tortoiseshell Lyre." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 10, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14985/tortoiseshell-lyre/.

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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Tortoiseshell Lyre." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Dec 2021. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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