RARE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN Hatshepsut Limestone Relief (1478 Bc - 1458 Bc)
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:51665323 | Provenance: 1970s Private Collection (see photo) |
| Material: Limestone | Colour: Multi-Coloured |
| Antique: Yes | Type: Statues |
| Origin: Egyptian |
BEAUTIFUL RARE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN Hatshepsut Limestone Relief (1478 Bc- 1458 Bc)
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen.”Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building progra...m that would see the construction of a great temple at Deir el-Bahari at Luxor. She also launched a successful sea voyage to the land of Punt, a place located somewhere on the northeast coast of Africa, where they traded with the inhabitants, bringing back “marvels.”Despite the apparent success of her reign, and a burial in the Valley of the Kings, her monuments would be defaced after her death, apparently by her co-ruler and step-son/nephew Thutmose III. Size: 7 cm high 6 cm wide.Dispatched with Royal Mail .Good luck
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen.”Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building progra...m that would see the construction of a great temple at Deir el-Bahari at Luxor. She also launched a successful sea voyage to the land of Punt, a place located somewhere on the northeast coast of Africa, where they traded with the inhabitants, bringing back “marvels.”Despite the apparent success of her reign, and a burial in the Valley of the Kings, her monuments would be defaced after her death, apparently by her co-ruler and step-son/nephew Thutmose III. Size: 7 cm high 6 cm wide.Dispatched with Royal Mail .Good luck
