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From A Secret Voyage by Zahi Hawass and Sandro Vannini

Relief from the Tomb of Kharuef, called Sena’a, Steward of the Great Royal Wife Tiye – Reign of Amenhotep  III and IV, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty – Theban Tomb 192, Western Thebes, Asasif – Two men performing a dance with sticks, imitating a ritual combat. The dance seems to be similar to the dances of the modern Egyptian villages. The dancers wear a belt tied in front with lappets handing down and a short haircut.

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