Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 115

Four Osiride figures of Hatshepsut stood in the corners of the sanctuary of Amun in her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This head, which wears the Double Crown symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, belonged to the figure in the northeast corner. Two other heads in the Museum's collection (31.3.154 and 31.3.155) wear the White Crown of Upper Egypt and come from the southern end of the sanctuary.

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Title: Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Senenmut Quarry, MMA excavations, 1926–28
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 47.8 cm (18 3/16 in.); W. 38.1 cm (15 in.); D. 47.3 cm (18 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.3.153
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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