Large Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Large Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this statue, Hatshepsut is portrayed as a male pharaoh dressed in the costume of an Egyptian king, although she does not wear the usual false beard. Like all the statues from Hatshepsut's temple, this one was broken into many pieces by her nephew and co-ruler, Thutmose III. Unlike most of the others, the features of her face have also been systematically destroyed. Certain details of the statue were originally painted, and traces of pigment are still visible on the headdress and broad collar.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.