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Statue fragment of Hatshepsut
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1458
Medium/Technique
Quartz diorite
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith in memory of Joseph Lindon Smith
Accession Number52.347
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment of stone statue with head and upper torso remaining of a young Queen Hatsheptsut; slightly battered uraeus cobra on forehead; likely shows Hatshepsut prior to assuming the kingship of Egypt; likely originally from a standing pair statue; possibly inspired by Middle Kingdom sculptural models.
ProvenanceBy 1934, Joseph Lindon Smith (b. 1863 - d. 1950), Dublin, NH [see note]; by inheritance to his widow; 1952, gift of Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1952)
NOTE: Lent to the MFA in that year.
NOTE: Lent to the MFA in that year.