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Rare Ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut #2377575

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Rare Ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut #2377575
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Facts & History:
Queen Hatshepsut as Goddess Mut, wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and a uraeus (cobra) on her forehead. She is shown seated, in the established ritual position for a king, holding the folded cloth in her right hand, and her scepter (now missing) in her left hand. Originally gilded, this statuette exhibits a level of detailing and control rarely seen in stone work. The proportions of the crown are uncommonly perfect. The headdress was incised with absolutely parallel grooves to suggest the hair. The ears are exquisitely modeled. The feet?a body part often neglected by Egyptian bronze sculptors?and hands are scrupulously detailed, down to the finger and toe nails (even for the fingers of the right hand, which you can only see by turning the statuette upside down). The musculature of the arms?another body part that is commonly short-thrifted in bronze statuettes?is graced with unusual realism, made possible by casting the arms separately (a technique rarely used by Egyptian bronze sculptors of the period). The overall result is a tribute not only to the queen, but to the essence of Egyptian art. Her body language emanates tranquil power, while her inlaid eyes of mother of pearl and obsidian depict the intense gaze of one of the most remarkable leaders Egypt has ever known.

But it is also the exquisite femininity of this sculpture that makes it so exceptional. ?Sometimes, but extremely rarely, Queen Hatshepsut was portrayed not only with the fine ...
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#: 13</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:circa 1900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:4</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Rare Ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:FAIENCE</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Huntington beach, CA USA</td></tr>
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