Hatshepsut as Sphinx, front view.
Title
Hatshepsut as Sphinx , front view .
Date
1478-1458 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian Ancient Egyptian African North African Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient) New Kingdom (Egyptian) Eighteenth Dynasty
Subject
Sculpture Portraits Women Queens Rulers People associated with politics & government Sphinxes Supernatural beings Clothing & dress Headdresses Headgear Beards
Description
Statue from Deir el-Bahri ,
People Pictured
Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt
Material
Red granite Granite (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements
H: 5' 4" (164 cm)
Technique
Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type
Sculpture Statues Sphinxes Portraits
Repository
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York)
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-32, p.117)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: All rights reserved, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Rogers Fund, 1931 (31.3.166)).
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 338-39.jpg
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