1878 Wood Engraving Cyprus Statue Muse Lyre Instrument Music Drapery XGS3 FAI10 not very visible in digital

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1878 Wood Engraving Cyprus Statue Muse Lyre Instrument Music Drapery XGS3 FAI10 not very visible in digitalThis is an original 1878 black and white in text wood engraving of a statue uncovered in Cyprus. The female subject is a muse playing her lyre. Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The first known settlers of the island are known to be from 10,00 BCE which has been supported by ancient artifacts found in villages from the Neolithic era. In these same areas some of the oldest water wells in the world have been found. CONDITION