30616http://www165.123.244.137/subject/30616/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypePlaques/ReliefsObject TypeHarps and LyresSeason Number06: 1927-1928MaterialShellMaterialBitumenU Number10556CPopular NameBull headed LyreDescription (Catalog Card)[A] Bull's head. Gold, with lapis hair between the horns and a lapis beard set in silver; the gold horns are tipped with lapis. [B]The body was of wood (see Field Notes) and down the front are [C] shell plaques with engraved mythological scenesDescription (Modern)Shell plaques for the front of the harp. Four scenes, one on top of the other. Bottom shows a scorpion man being served by an antelope, ontop are two animals playing a bull headed harp that references this object. On top of this is a lion and lioness preparing food, and the top is a wild man holding two bulls with human faces. Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 789Museum Number (UPM B-number)B17684Measurement (Catalog Card)Width across horns 025AnalyticShell Inlay is Pinctada margaritifera according to David Reese12299http://www165.123.244.137/subject/12299/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypeHarps and LyresSeason Number07: 1928-1929MaterialCopper AlloyMaterialSilverU Number12355Description (Modern)HarpDescription (Catalog Card)Harp of silver throughout. The body is boat shaped and the front upright is supported by a silver statue of a stag 700mm high, its forefeet resting in the crook of a long-stemmed arrow-leafed plant which rises up on each side of the head (this in copper). [All photos depict object in situ except 1339 which shows restoration]Woolley's descriptionFind Context (Catalog Card)PG 1237Material (Catalog Card)SilverMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)30-12-253Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 1160mm, W. 1050mmConservation2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant.