Menkaret Bearing the Osiride King

Carved in elegant, elongated form, this striking figure represents the goddess Menkaret striding forward, supporting upon her head the mummiform, Osiride image of King Tutankhamun. The king is rendered as Osiris, lord of the afterlife, signifying his rebirth and eternal sovereignty beyond death. Menkaret, a protective and regenerative deity, here embodies divine support (both physical...