Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut. Dimensions: H. 295.9 cm (116 1/2 in); w. of base 81.3 cm (32 in); d. of base 145.4 cm (57 1/4 in)shipping weight in 2006, 3175.2 kg. (7000 lbs). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..In her terraced temple at Deir el-Bahri, there were at least ten over life-sized kneeling statues of Hatshepsut. She is shown as a male king wearing a kilt, a false beard, and either the white crown of Upper Egypt (as in this statue), or the <i>nemes</i>-headcloth (see 29.3.1 and 30.3.2). In her hands she holds round offering vessels, called <i>nu</i>-pots, and the inscription on the base of each statue identifies the offering she makes to the god Amun. These huge statues flanked the processional way along which Amun's image was carried toward the temple's main sanctuary during a yearly festival. The statues were probably positioned on the temple's second terrace. This statue represents Hatshepsut wearing the wh
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