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The Lyre of Mesopotamia

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Directed by
  
Sam Chegini

Edited by
  
Sam Chegini

Produced by
  
Sam Chegini

Running time
  
00:04:20

Cinematography
  
Mohammad Molla Abbasi, Sam Chegini

Production company
  
Voice of Peace Pictures in cooperation with Sam Pictures Productions

The Lyre of Mesopotamia is a video art made by Sam Chegini about the reconstruction steps of the Lyres of Ur. The Lyre of Mesopotamia was unveiled in December 2009 during an international congress held by UN-Habitat and IAARA in Qazvin, Iran, among other ancient instruments.

Awards

The video was awarded as best video art in the 1st Persbookart contest on Facebook in 2010 judged by Edward Lucie-Smith. It was also selected in the first Javane Irani national film festival in the same year.

References

The Lyre of Mesopotamia Wikipedia