Partially Restored Oblique Lyre

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Title: Partially Restored Oblique Lyre
Date Created: ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Length of crossbar 31.3 cm.; of soundbox 19.5 cm.; Top of soundbox 22.3 cm.; Base of soundbox 19.5 cm.; Length from crossbar to base of soundbox: longer side 44 cm.; shorter side 33 cm.; Height of soundbox 17 cm.
Type: Music, lyre, oblique
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/546960
Medium: Wood (frame), bronze or copper alloy, (staple) Bronze
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: New Kingdom

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