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| Keywords: Egyptian - Temple Relief of Nectanebo II - Walters 22119.jpg Once decorating the lower section of an interior temple wall this relief depicts gods carrying offering trays supporting cartouches bearing the name of King Nectanebo II and liquid and floral offerings The deities bring the agricultural wealth of the nome or region they represent in a procession The hieroglyphic texts praise the king and the god Onuris-Shu Unlike the sunk relief used on exterior walls interior walls were decorated with raised relief ca 350 BC Late Period granodiorite cm 84 5 181 6 accession number 22 119 3193 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 place of origin Sebennytos present-day Samannud Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Sebennytos Nectanebo II Egyptian deities of nomes | ||||
