A jamb statue is a figure carved on the
jambs
A jamb (from French ''jambe'', "leg"), in architecture, is the side-post or lining of a doorway or other aperture. The jambs of a window outside the frame are called “reveals.” Small shafts to doors and windows with caps and bases are known ...
of a doorway or window. These statues are often human figures-typically religious figures or secular or