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accession number: 1961.205
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Nome 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
title: Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
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creation date: c. 1391–1353 BCE
creation date earliest: -1391
creation date latest: -1353
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
technique: painted limestone
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - New Kingdom
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1961)
opening date: 1961-11-01T05:00:00
Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
title: Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World
opening date: 1992-07-01T04:00:00
Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).
title: Pharaohs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Louvre
opening date: 1996-02-11T05:00:00
Pharaohs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Louvre. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 11-April 14, 1996).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The Year in Review for 1976, Cleveland Museum of Art (February 1 - March 6, 1977).', 'opening_date': '1977-02-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Probably Kom el-Ahmar, ancient Hebenu.
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Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1961
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1961-
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RELATED WORKS
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Nome 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 1976.51
relationship: originally part of
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin 49, no. 6 (June 1962): color cover.
page number: Color Cover
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25151898
Carter, Martha L. Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1963, 8. pl. 10.
page number: p. 8, pl. 10
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Cleveland Museum of Art, and Martha L. Carter. Egyptian Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, 1963.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 10
url: https://archive.org/details/EgyptianArt_80670/page/n11
Lee, Sherman E., "The Art Museum and Antiquity." Apollo 77, no. 22 (December 1963): 438.
page number: p. 438
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 3
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n27
Selected Works: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967, pl. 3.
page number: pl. 3
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Cooney, John D. "Gods Bearing Gifts for the King." CMA Bulletin 54, no. 9 (November 1967): 279-289, fig. 1.
page number: p. 279-289, fig. 1
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152178
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 3
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n25
Silver, Adele. Guide to the Galleries: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.
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Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1976." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no. 2 (June 1977): 39-78.
page number: p. 73, No. 5
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159530
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 13
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n33
Kozloff, Arielle. "Guessing the Unseen from the Seen." CMA Bulletin 66, no. 9 (December 1979): 338-342, fig. 13.
page number: p. 338-342, fig. 13
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159651
Silver, Adele. Guide to the Galleries: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971; 2nd ed., rev 1981, 10-11, fig 9.
page number: p. 10-11, fig. 9
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Kozloff, Arielle. An Introduction to the Art of Egypt in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1983, 12.
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page number: p. 9
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Baines, John. Fecundicy Figures: Egyptian Personification and the Iconology of a Genre. Warminster: Aris and Phillips, and Chicago: Bolchazy-Carducci, 1985, 90, fig. 56.
page number: p. 90, fig. 56
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Johnson, W. Raymond, "Images of Amenhotep III in Thebes: Styles and Intentions." In The Art of Amenhotep III: Art Historical Analysis; Papers Presented at the International Symposium Held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 34. Lawrence Michael Berman, ed. Cleveland,OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1990.
page number: p. 34
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Romano, James. "A Second Look at 'Images of Amenhotep III in Thebes: Styles and Intentions' by W. Raymond Johnson." In The Art of Amenhotep III: Art Historical Analysis; Papers Presented at the International Symposium Held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 52-53. Lawrence Michael Berman, ed. Cleveland,OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1990.
page number: p. 52-53
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: p. 4
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n20
Interpretations: Sixty-Five Works from the Cleveland Museum of Art, no.2 (1991).
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Kozloff, Arielle. "Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World." Egyptian Archaeology 2 (1991): 22.
page number: p. 22, no. 4, pl. 2
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page number: p. 18
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Kozloff, Arielle and Betsy Bryan. "Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World." Minerva 3, no.4 (July/August 1992): 27, fig. 4.
page number: p. 27, fig. 4
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Delange, E. "Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and His World Cleveland." BSFE 125 (October 1992): 33, fig. 3.
page number: p. 33, fig. 3
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Delange, Elisabeth. "Introduction." Connaissance des Arts, special issue 36 (1993): 4, fig. 2.
page number: p. 4, fig. 2
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Yoyette, Jean. "Amenophis III: Soleil des souverains." Beaux-Arts Magazine, special issue (February 1993): 7.
page number: p. 7
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Bianchi, Robert Steven. "Amenophis III: Le pharaon soleil." Archeologia 288 (March 1993): 22.
page number: p. 22
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Kozloff, Arielle. "Revelations from Egypt's 'Dazzling Sun.'" Chronicle of Higher Education 39, no. 30 (March 11, 1993): B3.
page number: B3
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Siliotti, Alberto. Egypt: Splendours of an Ancient Civilization. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994.
page number: p. 54, fig. 54
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Wilkinson, Richard. Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994.
page number: p. 123
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Noblecourt, Christiane Desroches. Amours et fureurs de La Lointaine: Cles pours la comprehension de symboles egyptiens. Paris: Stock-Pernoud, 1995.
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Mysliwiec, Karol. "Egypt, Ancient: Pre-Amarna Reliefs." Dictionary of Art 9, (1996): 882, fig. 60.
page number: p. 882, fig. 60
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Berman, Lawrence. "Royal Allegory." CMA Members Magazine 36, no. 3 (March 1996): 9.
page number: p. 9
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1996-03/page/8
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Reproduced: p. 227-229, Color: p. 5; Mentioned: p. 227-231
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May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
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Cleveland Museum of Art, David Franklin, and C. Griffith Mann. Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.
page number: pp 22-23
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 74
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