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title: Tortoiseshell Lyre
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14985/tortoiseshell-lyre/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tortoiseshell Lyre
_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14985.jpg)
## Image Caption
Wooden [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/) with a tortoiseshell soundbox, restored from remains, found in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), dated to the 5-4th century BCE.
The British Museum, London
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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2021, December 10). Tortoiseshell Lyre. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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