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Plaque with Harp Player
Harps are known from the earliest period of written history, but the fringed robe and close-fitting cap of this harpist are typical for the early second millennium BCE in Mesopotamia. Clay plaques from this period depict musicians playing a variety of stringed, percussion, and wind instruments.
Name: Plaque with Harp Player
Material: Clay
Size:
Height: 12.3 cm (4.8 in)
Width: 7.7 cm (3 in)
Depth: 0.5 cm (0.2 in)
Date: 2000-1600 BCE
Place of Origin: Unknown
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum A9345 Link to resource
(accessed May 7. 2010).
Jennie Myers
Research Associate, University of Chicago
