Temple Relief of Nectanebo II
Description
<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.119' rel='external'>Temple Relief of Nectanebo II</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.
Stone relief depicting Egyptian temple offering scenes with registers of hieroglyphs and a standing figure in ritual posture.
The image shows a rectangular carved stone panel with multiple horizontal registers filled with hieroglyphic text. In the center and right portions, a human figure stands with one arm raised toward a column of offerings or ritual emblems, rendered in relief against the background of densely carved signs. A second, smaller standing figure and/or attendants appear in the left register, also accompanied by hieroglyphic columns. The hieroglyphs are carved in vertical lines and in stacked blocks, but individual sign forms are too indistinct at this resolution to securely transcribe or confirm specific royal epithets or cartouches. No clearly legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.119 tier-2
- Walters-id 3193 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
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