--- title: Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut author: Elsie McLaughlin source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6870/seated-statue-of-maatkare-hatshepsut/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut _Authored by [Elsie McLaughlin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/theegyptgeek/)_ ## Image File [![Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6870.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6870.jpg) ## Image Caption This statue of the female [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) kingship. (c. 1479-1458 BCE, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## About the Author 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. ## Cite This Work ### APA McLaughlin, E. (2017, July 08). Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago McLaughlin, Elsie. "Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 08, 2017. . ### MLA McLaughlin, Elsie. "Seated Statue of Maatkare Hatshepsut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jul 2017, . ## License & Copyright Submitted by [Elsie McLaughlin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/theegyptgeek/ "User Page: Elsie McLaughlin"), published on 08 July 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.