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Bull Headed Lyre of Ur

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Bull Headed Lyre of Ur

Summary

Bull Headed Lyre of Ur is an archaeological artefact[1]. It draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_artefact category, ranking #45 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's image is recorded as Bull Headed Lyre of Ur.jpg[3].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's instance of is recorded as archaeological artefact[4].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's instance of is recorded as lyre[5].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's movement is recorded as Sumer[6].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's genre is recorded as Sumer[7].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's genre is recorded as prehistoric art[8].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's depicts is recorded as bull[9].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's made from material is recorded as gold[10].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's made from material is recorded as seashell[11].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's made from material is recorded as lapis lazuli[12].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's made from material is recorded as rock asphalt[13].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's made from material is recorded as silver[14].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's location of discovery is recorded as Iraq[15].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's location of discovery is recorded as Ur[16].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's collection is recorded as University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology[17].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's inventory number is recorded as B17694B[18].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's location is recorded as University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology[19].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's location is recorded as Iraq[20].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's Commons category is recorded as Bull Headed Lyre of Ur[21].
  • -2600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bull Headed Lyre of Ur[22].
  • -2450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bull Headed Lyre of Ur[23].
  • -2550-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bull Headed Lyre of Ur[24].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2016/05-06/mesopotamia-ur-royal-tombs/[25].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's described at URL is recorded as https://beckchris.wordpress.com/visual-arts/art-history-101-part-ia-prehistoric-era-399-ce/[26].
  • Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's location of creation is recorded as Iraq[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Bull Headed Lyre of Ur's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+40'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological artefact[4] and lyre[5].

History and Context

Recorded inception include -2600-00-00T00:00:00Z[22], -2450-00-00T00:00:00Z[23], and -2550-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].

Why It Matters

Bull Headed Lyre of Ur draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_artefact category, ranking #45 of 232).[2]

Related Entities

Iraq

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . beckchris.wordpress.com. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nationalgeographic.com. nationalgeographic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . penn.museum. penn.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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