A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

The lyre, which is now on display at the British Museum in London, is a reconstruction that consists of wooden panels, strings, 11 gold-headed pegs and the original decorations. Along the panels ...

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A storyteller played music on a small harp or a lyre to accompany their stories and poems. Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan ...