Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Granite, paint. H (without base) 242 cm (95 1/4 in); w. (of base) 74 cm (29 1/8 in); d. 111 cm (43 11/16 in). From: Senenmut Quarry, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1927–28. Subject: Women. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A standing, mummiform male-figure–like statue fragment/figure shown in profile with arms crossed over the chest, wearing a close-fitting garment and topped by a human head with elaborate wig or headdress.
The image shows a small carved figure standing upright on a rounded pedestal. The figure has a human head and shoulders, with a carved, stepped/striated hairstyle or head covering. The arms are brought in front of the torso (appearing crossed or resting across the upper chest). The lower body is carved in a tight, fitted garment or wrap over the legs; the legs end in feet placed on the pedestal. The surface is weathered with visible chips and loss, especially around the torso and head, making finer facial and inscription details unclear. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text are visible in the provided view. There is no clearly identifiable painted decoration in this image; coloration appears largely uniform and stone-textured. Overall materials appear stone (consistent with granite), but paint is not distinctly visible from the photograph.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247841 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 28.3.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544446 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.