These they place in turn upon a square table.

Three others dance, sing, and play upon the lute, by way of accompaniment to those acts of homage.

In the picture, as in fact, the tomb is the place of entertainment.

There is no other background to the scene than the wall covered with hieroglyphs, along which the guests were seated during the ceremony.

Elsewhere, the scene of action, if in the open country, is distinctly indicated by trees and tufts of grass; by red sand, if in the desert; and by a maze of reeds and lotus plants, if in the marshes.