HISTART 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Barque, Ankh, Heqet

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: History of Art
• Course: HISTART 2001
• Professor: Karl Whittington

Document Summary

Mortuary temple & statue of hatshepsut, new kingdom, egypt, ca. Near city of thebes, & the valley of the kings. Daughter of ahmose (mother) & thutmose i (father) Her father and husband die she takes full power from nephew/step-son. Thutmose ii when her husband thutmose iii dies was trying to protect throne for her step-son/keep the power within her family. She ruled jointly with thutmose iii as he grew older at the time her power was not controversial. She used art/architecture to depict herself as very strong, often masculine, and also as. Built massive temples/structures and statues to display her wealth and power. Early images: dressed as a woman w/ female body, but w/ king"s attributes and titles. Earlier portrait female clothing/jewelry, male royal headdress, female pronouns in inscription, individualized female face. Later portrait male clothing, male headdress, small indication of breasts, female pronouns in inscription. Hatshepsut as a sphinx male attributes, lion"s body.