Relief of Musicians and Acrobats
A relief depicting a musicians and acrobats. On major religious holidays all Thebes came alive with music and merrymaking and entertainers performed for the pleasure of the masses. Originally from a sanctuary built by Queen Hatshepsut.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Hatshepsut, ca.1479-1458 BCE. Brown quartzite, from the Third Pylon of the Temple of Amun at Karnak. Now in the Luxor Museum.