The original of this exquisite relief is in the Temple of Abydos in Egypt. Dating from the 19th Dynasty, 1300 BC, it shows Pharaoh Seti I, father of Ramses II, offering to the Gods the seated image of Maat, held in his hand like a doll.
The Goddess Maat is the personification of all the elements of cosmic harmony including truth, justice, law, world order and moral integrity as established by the Creator- God at the beginning of time. She is shown as a lady wearing an ostrich feather on her head. This scene establishes the king as representative of divine order since Maat legitiimizes his authority to govern and to uphold the laws of the universe which she embodies.