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Osiride Statue of Hatshepsut

It’s been a little bit since I’ve spoke about Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ!! As many of you know, Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ is my favorite pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 and she has been an inspiration to me ever since I was a little kid! The β€œHatshepsut Room” at the MET is my most favorite gallery in any museum that I’ve been to – I feel so lucky that it’s so close to me here in NY! I still get so excited every time I get to step into the gallery! It is breathtaking every single time! Even with the mask, I think it’s very easy to see just how happy I am in the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏.

This is a bust of Pharaoh Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ, in the form of Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ (Osiride). The statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ originally stood over 4.6 m (15 ft) high and is originally from Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri 𓂦𓂋𓂦π“₯𓉐. This statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ was not a free-standing statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ- it was actually carved from the blocks that were once part of the temple π“‰Ÿπ“π“‰.

Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ holds the traditional crook π“‹Ύ and flail π“Œ… across her chest, along with an ankh π“‹Ή and scepter π“Œ€. In antiquity, Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ was wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt π“„€π“‹‘ on her head. About twenty π“Ž†π“Ž† years after Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ died, these statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“ͺ were cut off of the temple π“‰Ÿπ“π“‰ and thrown into a pit near the entrance. The statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“ͺ remained buried until they were discovered by excavators from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1930s.