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The swordsmen dance around a woman clad only in gauze. Veiled women watch from behind a grill in an upstairs room.
Title
A Dance by Sword Dancers in the Commandant's House, Giza, Egypt
Date
18th C
Medium
watercolour, guache, pen, ink & gum arabic on paper
Measurements
H 40 x W 54.2 cm
Accession number
586288i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour