- AKG4163923 Egyptian musicians performing at a banquet / Illustration Ancient Egypt / Music. Egyptian musicians performing at a banquet, 15th - 12th Centuries B.C. The paintings on Egyptian tombs often show musicians at banquets and funerary ceremonies, represented in easily recognizable postures. The illustrator used these murals to search for detailed information on ancient Egyptian instruments and fashion at the end of the Bronze Age. Illustration.