centuriespast: Steatite statue of Meryptah: a small black steatite statue of a kneeling man adoring
centuriespast: Steatite statue of Meryptah: a small black steatite statue of a kneeling man adoring the cartouche of Ramses II. The right-facing inscription in Middle Egyptian on the statue’s back pillar identifies him as Meryptah. Meryptah’s arms are raised in adoration of a cartouche. British Museum -- source link