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An Alternate View of Hatshepsut

This is probably going to sound strange to some, but I was so excited to see the back of the Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ at the MET!

Usually when the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is displayed you can’t see the back of it, but since the statue is part of the special exhibition of the 150th anniversary of the MET, it’s in a different room! The different location allowed me to gain new views of my absolute favorite piece!

I had only ever seen the back of the statue in a book 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 that I have from the special exhibition β€œHatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh” at the MET in 2006. The back is very interesting because you can still see some of the original paint remaining (although in my photo it is difficult to see)!! The paint is a blue-green 𓇅𓆓𓏛 color!