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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Fragment in Sunk Relief of Female Deity Bearing Offerings
Description
<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.93' rel='external'>Fragment in Sunk Relief of Female Deity Bearing Offerings</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted limestone relief fragment showing part of a female deity’s face and upper body, with surrounding carved elements including a hieroglyph column/frames.
The image depicts a broken fragment of an Egyptian limestone relief in sunk relief/raised carved style, preserved only in part. On the right side, the head and shoulders of a female deity are shown in profile facing right; the deity wears a blue wig/headdress and a pale yellow/beige garment. The painted surface includes remnants of blue and yellow/ochre pigments. On the left and center, adjacent carved architectural or hieroglyphic elements are visible, including vertical bands and a rectangular panel containing dark signs and possibly offering/ritual iconography. No fully readable royal titulary or complete cartouches are preserved; only isolated sign fragments are visible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is seen. The object’s painted finish strongly supports the catalogue’s identification as a limestone with paint fragment, though the exact deity name is unclear from the visible portion.
religious
unknown
fragmentary
Deities
unknown female deity (partly preserved)
Materials
limestonepaint (blue and yellow/ochre pigments)
Signs
isolated hieroglyph/figure elements within a rectangular panel (not clearly readable) ×4
Visible text
"Partial, not legible from the provided view; appears as isolated hieroglyphic signs in carved panels/columns."
Inscriptions (2)
Inscription #1
English description
[Transcription] ...n nb t3wy (Wsr-m3't-r');
Inscription #2
English description
[Translation] for the lord of the two lands, Usermaatre (Ramesses II)
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.93 tier-2
- Walters-id 696 tier-2
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