Arkivism
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
CC0 · no rights reserved

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings

c. 1391–1353 BCE · painted limestone

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineNome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Painted limestone; overall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1961.205
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Nome Gods Bearing OfferingsNome Gods Bearing Offerings Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess HathorRelief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor Procession from the Temple of AmunProcession from the Temple of Amun Four Foreign Rulers, Tomb of PuyemreFour Foreign Rulers, Tomb of Puyemre Rekhmire and Mother Receiving Offerings, Tomb of RekhmireRekhmire and Mother Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Rekhmire Userhat Kneeling Before Osiris and the Goddess of the West, Tomb of UserhatUserhat Kneeling Before Osiris and the Goddess of the West, Tomb of Userhat