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<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)
Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)
<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view02.jpg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view02.jpg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view03.jpg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view03.jpg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view04.jpg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view04.jpg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view05.jpeg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view05.jpeg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view06.jpeg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view06.jpeg)

<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view07.jpeg)

Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view07.jpeg)

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Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay, pigment
DIMENSIONS 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 32.525.105
CREDIT LINE Gift of Theodora Wilbour
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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<em>Orpheus Playing the Lyre, Surrounded by Animals</em>. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 32.525.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.32.525.105_view01.jpg)

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