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Lyre
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The lyre is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in w
Greek vase with muse playing the phorminx, a type of lyre
Greek vase with muse playing the phorminx, a type of lyre
A Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD, depicting a man in a theatre mask and a woman wearing a garland while playing a lyre
A Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD, depicting a man in a theatre mask and a woman wearing a garland while playing a lyre
The Minoan sarcophagus of Hagia Triada, 14th century BCE, depicting the earliest lyre with seven strings, held by a man with long robe, third from the
The Minoan sarcophagus of Hagia Triada, 14th century BCE, depicting the earliest lyre with seven strings, held by a man with long robe, third from the left.
A lyre from Ancient Egypt, found in Thebes
A lyre from Ancient Egypt, found in Thebes
Rotte (lyre)
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Rotte or rotta is a historical name for the Germanic lyre, used in northwestern Europe in the early medieval period into the 13th century. Differing from the lyres of the Mediterranean antiquity, Germ
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…in ancient Greece c. 1700–1400 BC, and then later spread throughout the Roman Empire. This lyre served as the origin of the European lyre known as the Germanic lyre or rotte that was widely used in north-western Europe from pre-Christian to medieval times. The earliest reference to the word "lyre" is the Mycenaean…
Replica of the Sutton Hoo lyre, British Museum. This Anglo-Saxon version of the instrument was known as the hearpe, a name for plucked-stringed instru
Replica of the Sutton Hoo lyre, British Museum. This Anglo-Saxon version of the instrument was known as the hearpe, a name for plucked-stringed instruments that would later apply to the medieval harp.
8th century A.D., England. Vespasian Psalter An Anglo-Saxon round lyre or hearpe.
8th century A.D., England. Vespasian Psalter An Anglo-Saxon round lyre or hearpe.
Five-string hearpe from the Durham Cassiodorus, 8th-century England. The instrument sits on the musician's leg as he plays and is supported by a strap
Five-string hearpe from the Durham Cassiodorus, 8th-century England. The instrument sits on the musician's leg as he plays and is supported by a strap around the musician's wrist.
17th-century summary in pictures. By the 12th century, harp (hearpe) applied to the English harp (Cythara anglica). The lyre (Cythara teutonica) conti
17th-century summary in pictures. By the 12th century, harp (hearpe) applied to the English harp (Cythara anglica). The lyre (Cythara teutonica) continued to be played on the European continent. Cythara was a name for plucked-string instruments in the Latin-language Bible.