January 31, 2004
Recreating the Harp of Ur
A harp enthusiast is hoping to recreate the first working copy of the famous Harp of Ur, which was vandalised in Iraq's national museum following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.From the BBC.Andy Lowings, 52, from Cambridgeshire, wants the replica instrument to be as close to the 4,750 year-old original as possible, even down to the source of the wood.
His £25,000 project caught the imagination of a nearby RAF squadron who agreed to collect two pieces of cedar wood from Basra and presented it to Mr Lowings on Wednesday. . .
Remains of three harps were excavated from a royal mass grave in the Mesopotamian city of Ur in 1929. They were shared among museums in Pennsylvania, Baghdad and the British Museum in London.
Posted by David on January 31, 2004 7:07 PM
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Pictures, please: the Queen's lyre, Wooley's plaster cast, scenes of royal recitals, and the history of harps.
Posted by: Peter Shriner on February 1, 2004 3:28 AM
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