Knr

Knr lyre of ancient Egypt that appears in the New Kingdom and disappears in Alexandrian times, of W. Asian origin. Asymmetrical until ca. 1000 B.C., it is depicted held either horizontally or vertically. See: lyre. See also: ginēra, kinnāra, kinnōr, kinyra (170). Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940.