Queen Ahmose, Mother of Hatshepsut
ca. 1478–1458 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Hatshepsut supported her right to rule by claiming to be the daughter of the god Amun, who visited her mother, Queen Ahmose, in the form of King Thutmose I. Ahmose’s role in this royal myth explains the prominence of her images in Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri.
This fragmentary head of Ahmose was the work of one of Hatshepsut’s best sculptors, who indicated the subject’s maturity by carving a slight double chin. The headdress was later scored with a chisel, perhaps in preparation for repainting.
This fragmentary head of Ahmose was the work of one of Hatshepsut’s best sculptors, who indicated the subject’s maturity by carving a slight double chin. The headdress was later scored with a chisel, perhaps in preparation for repainting.
Caption
Queen Ahmose, Mother of Hatshepsut, ca. 1478–1458 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 5 × 9 × 1 1/4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 22.9 × 3.2 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Arthur W. Clement, 57.76.2.
Title
Queen Ahmose, Mother of Hatshepsut
Date
ca. 1478–1458 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Thebes (Deir el-Bahri), Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
5 × 9 × 1 1/4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 22.9 × 3.2 cm, 0.68kg)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Arthur W. Clement
Accession Number
57.76.2
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