This silver lyre is over 4,500 years old and was discovered at the ancient city of Ur (now south Iraq).

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Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تل المقير ) in south Iraq's Dhi Qar ...

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This silver lyre is over 4,500 years old and was discovered at the ancient city of Ur (now south Iraq). It’s decorated with a bull’s head as well as panels depicting deers, lions and gazelles. Music was an important aspect of many celebrations and rituals in ancient Mesopotamia.

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