sep 8, 1473 BC - Queen Hatshepsut with Offering Jars

Description:

Date: 1,473 BCE ~ 1,458 BCE

Artist: unkown

Medium: Red Granite

Location:
original: Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt
current: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Function:
- remembrance of the female pharaoh
- help the pharaoh afterlife
- place to pray
- connection with the gods

Form:
- female pharaoh represented as a male
- kneeling
- carved from granite

Comparison:
- Lamassu

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