Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut
New Kingdom
The front of Hatshepsut's uppermost portico consisted of twenty-four square pillars, each with a colossal mummiform (Osiride) statue of the female pharaoh attached to it. Carved together with the pillars, the statues formed an integral part of the architecture, and their huge size made them easily visible from a distance. The statues south of the entrance into the western court were adorned with the white crown of Upper Egypt; the ones on the north side wore the double crown. This head from the northern series wore the double crown.
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