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| Keywords: Egyptian - Fragment in Sunk Relief of Female Deity Bearing Offerings - Walters 2293.jpg These two together with Walters 22 100 well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods who represented the 42 nomes or regions of Egypt They once decorated the lower part of the southeast wall of the First Hall containing eight columns within a temple dedicated to the god Osiris built at Abydos by Ramesses II The lower portion of both figures remains in place in the Ramesses temple where they are exposed to the elements The reliefs shown here however have retained their vivid color The deities bring offerings for the cult of Osiris in Ramesses' name Their faces follow the portrait style of Ramesses II with oval eyes slightly hollowed eyelids a small mouth and a prominent beaked nose Note the remains of the hieroglyph above each figure's head indicating that he or she is the personification of a region The raised area of these nome-signs retains red pigment A portion of the abundant offerings the male deity bears is preserved His blue skin associates him with the forces of creation Original pigments also include yellow on the female deity's face blue on her wig and light green on the plant stalks she holds in her right hand ca 1270 BC New Kingdom limestone with paint cm 28 32 5 5 accession number 22 93 696 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 Transcription n nb t3wy Wsr-m3't-r' ; Translation for the lord of the two lands Usermaatre Ramesses II place of origin Araba al-Madfuna Egypt Place of Discovery Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs of the 19th dynasty of Egypt Egyptian deities of nomes Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Blue wigs Wsr staff hieroglyph Maat-goddess hieroglyph Cartouches of Ramses II | ||||
