Lyre
Object type: Lyre
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: probably Sudanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, hide, gut, tortoise shell, lizard skin
Dimensions: H. +/- 23 in. (+/- 58.4 cm);  W. 8 in. (20.3 cm);  D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lyre-plucked
Geography:     Sudan?  
Credit line: Gift of Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, 2002
Accession year: 2002