Quartzite Statue of Khaemwaset
This Statue represents Prince Khaemwaset wearing a short curled wig and a kilt and holding two standards, the right one is damaged and it's was probably surmounted by a representation of the Osirian or Abydos triad and and inscribed with the Names and titles of King Ramses II, the left one is surmounted by the fetish of Abydos and it's also inscribed with the Names and titles of Ramses II. The Hieroglyphic inscription around the base includes a prayer to Atum and the inscription around the feet includes a text describes the setting up of this monument in a place called Tawer which is probably at Abydos. There’s two Columns of Hieroglyphic Inscription on the back pillar which includes prayers to Osiris and continues on both left and right side of the statue.
Discovered in Asyut, Egypt. Dates back to the reign of Ramses II, The 19th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1279-1213 BC). Displayed in the British Museum in London, England.
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