Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom Four Osiride figures of Hatshepsut stood in the corners of the sanctuary of Amun in her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This head, which wears the Double Crown symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, belonged to the figure in the northeast corner. Two other heads in the Museum's collection ( and ) wear the White Crown of Upper Egypt and come from the southern end of the sanctuary. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3370. Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut,
Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom Four Osiride figures of Hatshepsut stood in the corners of the sanctuary of Amun in her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This head, which wears the Double Crown symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, belonged to the figure in the northeast corner. Two other heads in the Museum's collection ( and ) wear the White Crown of Upper Egypt and come from the southern end of the sanctuary. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3370. Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut, Originally in the Temple Sanctuary NE Corner with Mouth and Nose of Another Originally in NW Corner Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Head of an Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut 547677
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