Defaced Queen Hatshepsut carving, likely by misogynistic successor Thutmose III to obliterate the memory of a female ruler, Temple Deir-el-Bahri, take

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Defaced Queen Hatshepsut carving, likely by misogynistic successor Thutmose III to obliterate the memory of a female ruler, Temple Deir-el-Bahri, taken in 1990, Luxor, Egypt

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Size: 2372px × 3559px
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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