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Tortoiseshell Lyre
Wooden lyre with a tortoiseshell soundbox, restored from remains, found in Athens, dated to the 5-4th century BCE.
The British Museum, London
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Silver Lyre, Ur, Mesopotamia
This lyre was found in the 'Great Death-Pit', one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early dynastic period, 2600-2400 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Gem: Grasshopper Playing the Lyre.
Sard gem engraved with a grasshopper marching to the right, wearing a lion-skin and playing on a lyre.
Length: 1 centimetres
Height: 1.3 centimetres
1st-3rd centuries CE
London, BM, 1814,0704.1447.
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Daily Life in Ancient Greece
The ancient Greeks kept themselves busy and there were plenty of chores, distractions and entertainments available to keep daily life varied. Shopping in the markets of the agora, performing jury service, watching sporting events or listening...
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The Centaur Chiron Teaching Achilles How to Play the Lyre
The centaur Chiron teaching Achilles how to play the lyre, Roman fresco from Herculaneum.
National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre
This panel, once identified as a music lesson, probably depicts a scene of love, set inside a house. A woman playing a kithara (a type of lyre) sits with her lover who gazes adoringly at her. From Pompeii, in modern-day Italy. Roman period...
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Cow's Head Detail, Silver Lyre, Ur
The silver cow's head decorating the front has inlaid eyes of shell and lapis lazuli. This lyre was found in the 'Great Death-Pit', one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. From Ur, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early dynastic period...
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Painted Figure with Lyre
Roman fresco depicting a woman holding a lyre. Mid-1st century CE. From Room 30 of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae, Italy.
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Arts & Culture in Ancient Greece
We have prepared four lesson plans including classroom activities, assignments, homework, and keys as well as: Multiple choice quiz questions in an excel format. Glossary of keywords and concepts in an excel format. Open questions...
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Apollo
Apollo was a Greek god associated with the bow, music, and divination. The epitome of youth and beauty, source of life and healing, patron of the arts, and as bright and powerful as the sun itself, Apollo was perhaps the most loved of all...