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Partially Restored Oblique Lyre

New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1458 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

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Object Information
  • Title: Partially Restored Oblique Lyre
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Date: ca. 1550–1458 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 1, Chamber A debris, MMA excavations, 1915–16
  • Medium: Wood (frame), bronze or copper alloy, (staple)
    Bronze
  • 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.
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.10.504
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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