Seated Statue of Hatshepsut
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Indurated limestone, paint. H. 213 cm (83 7/8 in.); W. 50 cm (19 11/16); D. 119 cm (46 7/8 in.); 2750 lbs. From: Senenmut Quarry, Deir el-Bahri & el- Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–28/Lepsius 1843–45. Subject: Kings, Women. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1929.
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 seated/standing figure statue of a royal woman is shown frontally, with a broad wig/false beard and hands together at the waist. The lower register includes vertically oriented hieroglyphic text bands on the statue’s front.
The image shows a sculpted human figure in a formal pose, with a large stylized wig (nemes-like headdress) and a short false beard or beard-like attachment at the chin area. The figure’s arms are positioned close to the torso, with the hands held together at about waist height. The body wears a garment/dress with pleated or panel-like detailing. On the front of the pedestal/stand beneath the figure and/or along the lower portion of the statue, there are one or more vertical columns of incised hieroglyphs filled with dark pigment, indicating an inscription or offering formula. The statue surface appears to have traces of paint, and the stone is light-colored (limestone-like). The surrounding display is a neutral museum setting with a plinth.
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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).
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