Probably the most well-known female pharaoh was Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for two decades and constructed a plethora of ...

1925 at Thebes) of statues he unearthed of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Numerous colossal statues of the pharaoh once adorned the terraces of her temple at ...

Quartzite tablet (left) with Hatshepsut cartouche; temple blocks (center and right) with bas-reliefs Extensive remnants of one of the temples commissioned by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (reigned ca.

To take on the patriarchy of the time, Hatshepsut styled herself as a ... But her memory lives on in the record as a legendary female pharaoh. Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhou, was educated ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

Elizabeth Wilson, who wrote our cover story ("The Queen Who Would Be King") about the controversial female ... Hatshepsut. "That's my favorite," he said of the fragment of a statue of the pharaoh ...