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Upper Part of a Funerary Statue of Queen Hatshepsut

A fragment of a funerary statue depicting Hatshepsut, now held at the Aquitaine Museum.

A funerary statue depicting Hatshepsut herself, part of her royal portraiture.

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Dark stone sculpture of a figure wearing a striped royal headcloth with a uraeus at the forehead, arms crossed over the chest, with incised hieroglyphic inscriptions on the body. Displayed on a pale stone base in a museum case, with a small number tag at lower left.
Upper part of a funerary statue of Queen Hatshepsut. Aquitaine Museum.

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What it is

This is the upper portion of a funerary statue of Queen Hatshepsut, carved from dark stone. It shows her wearing a striped royal headcloth with a uraeus (cobra symbol) at the forehead, arms crossed over the chest, and covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions. It is held at the Aquitaine Museum.

Why it matters

This fragment adds to the collection of Hatshepsut's royal portraits held outside Egypt and New York, showing how her image was spread and preserved through funerary sculpture across different collections.

Look closer

  • What royal symbols can you identify on this statue, and what do they usually represent?
  • Why might only part of this statue have survived?
  • What might the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the body have said about the queen?

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