Dating from 2600-2300 B.C., a decorative bull's head of gold and lapis lazuli adorns a lyre discovered in the tomb of Queen Puabi in Ur. Photograph courtesy of Penn Museum By Manuel Molina Martos ...

What it is: A decorated wooden harp or lyre found in an elite grave Where it is from: The Royal Cemetery at Ur, in what is now southern Iraq When it was made: Circa 2600 to 2400 B.C. Related ...

The artifact, called Queen Puabi's lyre, is one of four lyres that Woolley discovered in one large, elite tomb; the others have been dubbed the golden lyre, the bull-headed lyre and the silver lyre.