The ancient Roman site of Herculaneum is preserved from the 1st century AD. At Herculaneum a wall painting contains a painting of a chelys lyre. The painting is re-depicted in the book Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed), vol. 1, p. 43, year 1757: Online. A picture of a modern replica of an ancient chelys lyre is at the website of the British Museum.
The ancient Roman site of Herculaneum is preserved from the 1st century AD. At Herculaneum a wall painting contains a painting of a chelys lyre. The painting is re-depicted in the book Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed), vol. 1, p. 43, year 1757: Online. A picture of a modern replica of an ancient chelys lyre is at the website of the British Museum.