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Male Offering Bearer, c. 667–647 BC. limestone, Overall: 35.3 x 21.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.). Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.497. CC0.
Male Offering Bearer
c. 667–647 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Male Offering Bearer, c. 667–647 BC. Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Limestone; overall: 35.3 x 21.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1949.497 Carved in sunken relief, this limestone slab shows a male offering bearer walking to the right. He holds three papyrus stalks in his right hand and a basket containing four loaves of bread in his left. Although the loaves appear above the basket, they should be understood as its contents. This offering bearer was part of a larger procession, with traces of objects on either side.