Two statues presented in this cabinet are carved out of dark grey stone and portray Ramses making an offering to the gods. Both figures are small, about the size of a cat, and each is set on a narrow stone plinth. The plinths are decorated along their sides with hieroglyphics.
Each figure is wearing a wig that fans out over the back of the neck ending in a short plait. They have a short, pleated skirt fastened around the waist and a collar around the neck. The detailed carving of the fingers, and facial features is exquisitely detailed.
The statue of Ramses II entitled ‘Ramses II Kneeling, Offering a Rebus of his Name’ is incomplete. It shows Ramses kneeling forwards with his left knee bent and his right leg extended straight behind him. However, the statue is broken off mid- thigh and the rest of the right leg and the plinth are missing.
His back is straight and his head looks to the front. Both arms are stretched forwards and the hands are placed on either side of a cube with three small figures sitting on top of it.
These figures represent Amun, Re-Horakhty and a child and together form a rebus or puzzle which can be read as ‘Ramses beloved of Amun’.
The other statue, entitled ‘Prostrate Statue of Ramses II’, is complete and again shows Ramses prostrated with his left knee bent and the right leg stretched out behind. The weight of the body is taken on the hands, knees and feet and the arms stretch forward to clasp a small flat-topped cube. This would have held offerings to the gods. Ramses would have been both offering sustenance to the gods and asking for their protection.