Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
-1391–-1353
- Medium
- painted limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
About
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.