
GEM 4701
Obelisk Tip of Queen Hatshepsut
This piece is the tip of one of the obelisks commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt’s most remarkable and successful female pharaohs, who ruled during the 18th Dynasty (c. 1473–1458 BCE) in the New Kingdom. Originally, this obelisk stood at the Temple of Amun at Karnak in Thebes (modern-day Luxor), a center of immense religious and political power.
Obelisks were sacred monuments, representing a sunbeam in stone and serving as physical connections between earth and the divine. Queen Hatshepsut erected at least two grand obelisks at Karnak early in her reign, each hewn from red granite and inscribed with texts honoring Amun and legitimizing her rule. However, following her death, her stepson and s ... اكتشف المزيد مع البريميوم!
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