HEIGHT = 9 3/4 inches
WIDTH = 6 3/4 inches
VALUE = $700 - $900
The lyre is a string instrument used by the Greeks dating back to 2500 B.C. The first picture of a lyre was found in 1400 BC. This Picture was on a sarcophagus in Crete.Interesting, it showed a lyre with "seven" strings
The lyre is played by strumming the strings with a pick either alone or as and accompaniment to singing or lyric poetry.