#Hatshepsut

 The remains of a head of an Osirid painted limestone statue of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, with the traditional false beard of kings. They originate from her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari. Hatshepsut reigned for almost 22 years (circa 1479-1458 BCE) during the 18th Dynasty, both as a regent for her nephew, the young Thutmose III, and then as the outright 'King of Upper and Lower Egypt'. These wonderful fragments (JE 56259 and JE 56262) are now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Araldo De Luca