Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)

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The female pharaoh Hatshepsut reigned for almost twenty years throughout Egypt’s early New Kingdom in the fifteenth century B.C. First acting as regent for her young nephew/stepson Thutmose III, she in time assumed the title of king and exercised the full powers of the throne as senior co-ruler. In accordance with Egyptian tradition, Hatshepsut used to be steadily depicted as a male king. After her death, alternatively, monuments bearing her image were ruthlessly defaced, and her name used to be erased from historical accounts.

Hatshepsut’s rise to power and the nature of her kingship have long been debated by scholars. This fascinating period, one of immense artistic creativity, is illuminated by this volume’s rich presentation of monumental royal sculpture and reliefs, ceremonial objects, exquisite personal items for on a regular basis use, and dazzling jewelry. Essays center of attention on influences from the neighboring Near East, Nubia, and the Aegean; the innovative architecture built by Hatshepsut; powerful figures in the royal court throughout her reign; archaeological finds from this period; and mysteries surrounding the destruction of Hatshepsut’s statues and the obliteration of her name.

The first in-depth remedy of the subject, From Queen to Pharoah is the most important investigation into the have an effect on of Hatshepsut’s reign on the history, culture, and artistic output of Egypt.

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