Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

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Description

Granite

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A kneeling statue of an Egyptian figure wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt.

The artifact is a statue depicting a kneeling figure, likely a pharaoh, wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt. The figure is shown in a traditional pose, holding ritualistic objects. The statue is carved from reddish stone and exhibits typical Egyptian stylistic features, such as a serene facial expression and idealized body proportions. Surface details might be worn, suggesting age.

royal New Kingdom good
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials Stone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247839 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.3.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544448 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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