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Head from an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom
ca. 1473–1458 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 115
There were ten tall niches In the westernmost wall of the upper court of Hatshepsut temple, five on each side of the entrance to the main sanctuary. Inside these niches were mummiform images of Hatshepsut carved in high relief. The southern figures probably wore the white crown of Upper Egypt and the northern ones probably wore the double crown, like this example.

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Object Information
  • Title: Head from an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1473–1458 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, face from "Hatshepsut Hole"/rest from Senenmut Quarry, MMA excavations, 1922–23/1926–28
  • Medium: Limestone, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 124.5 cm (49 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.3.157
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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