Temple of Seti I, Abydos: Painted Relief of the King

Seti I, in a blue crown, makes an offering on a wall inside his temple at Abydos, the cult center of Osiris. Seti began the temple around 1290 BC and his son Ramesses II finished it. The raised reliefs here are among the finest of the New Kingdom, and many still carry their original paint: look at the fine lines of the collar and the modeling of the face.