Statue

This limestone fragment originates from a small sphinx statue of Seti I. The statue would have depicted the king in sphinx guise, holding a votive jar that likely contained precious ointment. All that survives are the front of the jar—inscribed with one of the king’s cartouches and an epithet—the fingertips of the sphinx-king’s right hand, and part of the jar’s stopper, preserved in the form of the wig worn by the depicted deity, possibly a ram representing Amun. The cartouche contains the throne name of Seti I, Menmaatre, and is preceded by the title nsw-bity, “King of Upper and Lower Egypt.” The epithet “[beloved] of Osiris” follows the throne name.