Collection / Middle East and North Africa

John L. Severance Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE) · c. 1391–1353 BCE

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings

Creator not recorded by the museum

Date: c. 1391–1353 BCE
Medium: painted limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.)
Country / context: Egypt
Movement / tradition: Middle Eastern and North African arts
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Pathway: Middle Eastern and North African arts ↗

FROM THE MUSEUM

These blocks from a temple wall show four figures identified as nomes, or provinces, of ancient Egypt. Carrying trays heaped with offerings and leading sacrificial animals, they personify the bounty of the land that they bring to the god who stood in the upper register, facing a figure of the king, Amenhotep III. These blocks may be from Amenhotep III's temple, dedicated to the god Horus.

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