esides the drums and wind instruments, the harp belongs to the oldest instruments of mankind and is found in many cultures and epochs. The first depictions are familiar to us from the Egyptian culture - from the period approximately 2,800 years B.C..
The harp´s appearance has never been one of uniform design with respect to its construction , number of strings or its string and wood material.

From time immemorial the harp, together with the sound of its strings, has constituted an instrument used for accompanying rituals of a cosmic-enchanting nature and an essential instrument for the healing of the soul.
We need only call to mind King David or Merlin, the sorcerer, with his harp.

as an expression of a thousand-year-old culture, has left a lasting impression on social society both in towns and cities as well as in the countryside.
As far back as at the time of the Pharaohs, special honours were conferred on those craftsmen who were selected to erect the eternal tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

The only craftsmen to be admitted to this community in Deir-el-Medineh ("place of truth") who served the Goddess Maat and were protected by the Goddess Hathor,
were those who were given the title
"Sedjem asch" (old Egyptian for "he, who hears the call").

The replic of the golden Lyra of Ur