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This is a statue of King Seti I (1290-1279 BCE) of the Ninetteenth Dynasty holding up an image of the goddess Ma’at, the goddess truth, justice, and harmony. Here she is depicted seated with an ostrich feather (the hieroglyph for “Ma’at”) on her head. By depicting himself presenting the goddess Ma’at to the gods, the king demonstrates both his obedience to the principle of Ma’at and his role in upholding the laws of the universe.

Foundation Figure

Name: Seti I Presenting Ma’at

Material: Silver, gold leaf

Size: Unknown

Date: Unknown

Place of Origin: Unknown

Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Registration # and Source: E 27431. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Sully, 1st floor, room 27. Photograph by Guillaume Blanchard, July 2004 This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0 License. Wikimedia Commons. Link to resource (accessed May 7, 2010).
Attribution: Work of Guillaume Blanchard
Official License: Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0. (accessed September 10, 2009).

Jennie Myers

Research Associate, University of Chicago