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Hatshepsut's Mother, Queen Ahmose

Late 19th Century, original New Kingdom (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.)
1899; original ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Not on view
This facsimile painting copies an image of Queen Ahmose, mother of the female king Hatshepsut, in the latter's temple at Deir el-Bahri. The original is part of a sequence of scenes that illustrate the divine conception and birth of Hatshepsut. In this series, the god Amun visits Ahmose in order to impregnates her, and thus to confirm Hatshepsut as a divine and therefore legitimate ruler. This particular scene shows the pregnant Ahmose being escorted by the ram-headed god Khnum and the frog-headed Heqet into the chamber where she will give birth.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hatshepsut's Mother, Queen Ahmose
  • Artist: Howard Carter (British, London 1873–1939 London)
  • Period: Late 19th Century, original New Kingdom (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.)
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: 1899; original ca. 1473–1458 BCE
  • Geography: Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile: H. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.); W. 31 cm (12 1/4 in.), Scale 1:1, Frame: H. 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); W. 32.3 cm (12 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Howard Carter, 1939
  • Object Number: 2016.371.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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