Eleven- Stringed Harp

Item

Eleven-Stringed Harp

Title

Eleven- Stringed Harp

Description

Eleven-stringed Harp found in the royal cemetery of Ur.

Creator

Parrot, André, and André Parrot. The Arts of Assyria. New York: Golden Press, 1961.

Rights

Parrot, André, and André Parrot. The Arts of Assyria. New York: Golden Press, 1961.

Original Format

Wooden soundbox, covered in thin sheet silver. small mosaic panels, surmounted by a silver cows head, Eleven strings attached to loops of some woven fabric. against the cross-bar are eleven silver-plated rods.