A bas-relief of Sennacherib's showed five players, of whom two had tambourines; two, harps of the antique pattern; and one, cymbals.

Another, belonging to the time of his grandson, exhibited a band of seven, three of whom played upon harps of the later fashion, two on the double pipe, one on the guitar, and one on the long drum with the conical bottom.

Finally, we have the remarkable scene represented in the illustration, a work of the sane date, where no fewer than twenty-six performers are seen uniting their efforts.

Of these, eleven are players on instruments, while the remaining fifteen are vocalists.

The instruments consist of seven harps, two double pipes, a small drum or tubbel, and the curious instrument which has been compared to the modern _santour_.