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Lyre Guitar, Joseph Pons (probably a son of César Pons) French, Mahogany, spruce, ebony, brass, nickel-silver, gilding, French — Lyre Guitar
Joseph Pons
ca. 1805

Terracotta statuette of a seated woman playing a kithera, Terracotta, Cypriot — Terracotta statuette of a seated woman playing a kithera
Cypriot
2nd–1st century BCE

Fragmentary terracotta statuette of a woman with a kithara, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine — Fragmentary terracotta statuette of a woman with a kithara
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
3rd century BCE

Partially Restored Oblique Lyre, Wood (frame), bronze or copper alloy, (staple)<br/>Bronze — Partially Restored Oblique Lyre
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.

Kerar (lyre), Wood, beads, shells, fiber, metal, hide, Ethiopian or Sudanese — Kerar (lyre)
Ethiopian or Sudanese
early to mid-20th century

Bowl Lyre, Wood, horn, calabash, skin, Ugandan or Kenyan — Bowl Lyre
Ugandan or Kenyan
19th century

Endongo (Lyre), Wood, varanus lizard skin, cloth, Ganda People — Endongo (Lyre)
Ganda People
19th century

Apollo Lyre, various materials, American — Apollo Lyre
American
1848–53

Monkey playing the lyre and carrying a dish on its head, Cupreous metal — Monkey playing the lyre and carrying a dish on its head
332–30 B.C.

Apollo with lyre, Tiziano Aspetti Italian, Bronze, iron (lyre), Italian, Venice — Apollo with lyre
Tiziano Aspetti
17th century (?)

Terracotta musician, Terracotta, Cypriot — Terracotta musician
Cypriot
ca. 600–480 BCE

Limestone statuette of a female lyre player, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone statuette of a female lyre player
Cypriot
late 5th or early 4th century BCE

Lyre Guitar, Wood, ivory, metal, European — Lyre Guitar
European
ca. 1800

Lyre Zither, Wood, gilding, Italian — Lyre Zither
Italian
19th century

Harp Lyre, Wood, various materials, Possibly Irish — Harp Lyre
Possibly Irish
19th century

Kissar, Turtle shell, wood, feathers, leather, East African — Kissar
East African
late 19th century

Lyre, Human skull, wood, antelope horn, skin, gut, hair, Central African — Lyre
Central African
19th century

Lyre (reproduction), Bark, wood, skin, ebony, Egyptian — Lyre (reproduction)
Egyptian
19th century

Lyre, Human skull, animal skin, hair, wood, gut, possibly Ethiopian — Lyre
possibly Ethiopian
19th century

Lyre, Wood, horn, gourd, skin, Ugandan or Kenyan — Lyre
Ugandan or Kenyan
19th century

Bowl Lyre, Tortoiseshell, skin, wood, leather, probably Ethiopian — Bowl Lyre
probably Ethiopian
19th century

Lyre, Gourd, antelope horns, wood, skin, East African — Lyre
East African
19th century

Lyre, Gourd, wood, animal hide, gut string, African (east) — Lyre
African (east)
19th century

Lyre, Tortoiseshell, antelope horns, animal hide, shark teeth, hemp string, African (east) — Lyre
African (east)
19th century

Lyre, skull, wood, hide, gut, Central Africa? — Lyre
Central Africa?
19th century

Lyra Viol, Wood, Italian — Lyra Viol
Italian
17th century

Lyre, Wood, Egyptian — Lyre
Egyptian
19th century

Lyre, Wood, skin, wire, leather, African — Lyre
African
19th century

Kissar, Wood, skin, various materials, Nubian — Kissar
Nubian
19th century

Tanbūra, wood, skin, various materials, Sudan — Tanbūra
Sudan
19th century

Lyre Guitar, Gennaro Fabricatore Italian, Naples, Spruce, maple, ebony, Italian — Lyre Guitar
Gennaro Fabricatore
1807

Lyre Guitar, Joseph-Louis Germain French, Wood, mother-of-pearl, gut, metal wound on silk, French — Lyre Guitar
Joseph-Louis Germain
ca. 1840

Harp Lyre, Pfeiffer & Brimmeyr, Wood, various materials, French — Harp Lyre
Pfeiffer & Brimmeyr
19th century

Harp Lyre, Wood, metal, French — Harp Lyre
French
mid-19th century

Lyre Guitar, Wood, metal, French — Lyre Guitar
French
late 19th century

Lyre Guitar, Spruce, cedar, ebony, brass, ivory, French — Lyre Guitar
French
early 19th century

Kissar, Wood, skin, gut strings, cowrie shells, African — Kissar
African
19th century

Harpo-lyre, André Augustin Chevrier French, Spruce, walnut, ormolu, French — Harpo-lyre
André Augustin Chevrier
ca. 1830

Lyra, Wood, ivory, horn?, Greek — Lyra
Greek
20th century (?)

Tom (lyre), Wood, hide, wire, rope, Shilluk (Colo)? — Tom (lyre)
Shilluk (Colo)?
early 20th Century