School of Advanced Study, University of London

Faculty Member, Institute of Musical Research

Founder of ICONEA

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Richard Dumbrill is a leading expert in the archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near and Middle East. His publications include The Archaeomusicology of the Ancient Near East and the Idiophones of the Ancient Near East in the Collections of the British Museum. In preparation: The Silver Lyre of Ur, with Myriam Marcetteau and the Elamite Harps, with Margaux Bousquet; a translation of Farabi's works on music and a catalogue of the cylinder seals with musical scenes in the collections of the British Museum.
Richard Dumbrill is the founder of ICONEA, (International Conference of Near Eastern Archaeomusicology) with conferences held at the British Museum and at the Sorbonne University Paris. Other conferences are planned at Ankara, Isfahan, Shiraz and Beirut.

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