Spherical Jar Inscribed with Hatshepsut's Titles as Queen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in); diam. 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in), This small spherical ointment jar is inscribed: 'King's Daughter, King's Sister, God's Wife, King's Great Wife (principal queen), Hatshepsut, may she live and endure like Re forever.' The titles are those of a queen, but the last phrase is more commonly applied to kings, so the jar may date from Hatshepsut's time as regent for her nephew, Thutmose III
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