PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoGreek lyre (musical instrument) with a ceramic sound-box made to resemble a tortoise shell, Athens, 5th-4th century BCElemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
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minus-squarealleycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days ago Description * Wooden lyre with a ceramic imitation tortoise shell sound-box; restored from remains. Materials * wood * tortoise-shell The imitation is so good, it fooled the British museum!
The imitation is so good, it fooled the British museum!