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Accession_Number 2002.9.6
Shape Lyre
Shape_description Heart shaped wooden frame emerging from tortoise shell with drum skin, with seven strings attached to a horizontal bar, with pegs for adjustment.
Material Wood; catgut; tortoise shell; skin; ribbon
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration A red ribbon attached to bottom right.
Inscriptions
Condition Excellent
Technique/Style Carved; jointed; tied; sewn
Provenance
Period modern
Date 1972-1974
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 50.0
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Length 36.8
Location Education
Edited_by Denise; Kinsey; Amy
Date_edited 16.09.2002; 06.01.2006; 07.07.2020
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