Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut

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Elsie McLaughlin
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published on 08 July 2017
Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut

This statue of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut is a prime example of the female king's penchant for blending male and female attributes in her artwork. It depicts the pharaoh bare chested in a kilt, yet with female facial features and breasts. She also wears the "nemes" crown associated with Egyptian kingship. (c. 1479-1458 BCE, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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Elsie McLaughlin
Elsie McLaughlin is an aspiring Egyptologist, whose areas of interest include the Amarna Period, gender, female kingship, and the history of the early New Kingdom, as well as the relationship between royal women & warfare in the New Kingdom.

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McLaughlin, E. (2017, July 08). Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6870/seated-statue-of-maatkare-hatshepsut/

Chicago Style

McLaughlin, Elsie. "Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 08, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6870/seated-statue-of-maatkare-hatshepsut/.

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McLaughlin, Elsie. "Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 08 Jul 2017. Web. 24 May 2022.

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