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Force-feeding a cow  
 

Musicians with various instruments
Karnak
Reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten, 1351 - 1348 B.C
Sandstone; h. 22 cm, w. 53 cm, d. 25.5 cm
Luxor Museum, Luxor

At court, the instruments used by native and foreign musicians were the lyre, lute, harp, tambourines, clappers, flute, drum, and oboe.
 
Seated man eatingTwo men in conversationForce-feeding a cowMusicians with various instruments