Great Lyre with Bull’s Head

From Royal Tomb (PG 789), Ur (present-day Muqaiyir, Iraq). c. 2600-2500 BCE. Wood with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, bitumen, and shell, reassembled in modern wood support; height of head 14″ (35.6 centimeters). University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.

Recommended Reading

Khan Academy Article

Standard of Ur and Other Objects From the Royal Graves

Sumerian Shakespeare Website

The Royal Tombs of Ur

Ancient Origins Article

Where the Sumerian Rulers Lie: The Royal Tombs of Ur

Additional Material

Geology.com Article

Lapis Lazuli