Lyre
Object type: Lyre
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: possibly Ethiopian
Date: 19th century
Medium: Human skull, animal skin, hair, wood, gut
Dimensions: Height: 23 5/8 in. (60 cm)
Width: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Depth: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lyre-plucked
Credit line: Gift of Miss Alice Getty, 1946
Accession year: 1946