Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE) / c. 1391–1353 BCE
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Nome Gods Bearing Offerings as sculpture (Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE) · c. 1391–1353 BCE).
Another block from the same temple wall was acquired 15 years later by the museum.
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The museum identifies this sculpture as painted limestone.
The museum's collection notes: 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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