Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Title
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Date
c. 1490-1460 BCE
Identifier
5382
Alternative Title or Name
Anubis Chapel
Creator
Senemut
Work Type
built works
Work Location
Egypt (nation)
Ad Dayr al Baḩrī (ruins)
Style/Period
Eighteenth Dynasty (Egyptian)
Subject
Hatshepsut--Queen of Egypt
columns (architectural elements)
Description
Columns at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut believed to have been built by Senemut. "The columns of the Anubis Chapel are fluted, unlike the plain piers used in the rest of this temple.This room at the far north end of the second colonnade has twelve of these grooved columns with an astronomical ceiling. Wall paintings decorate the walls,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University. Worden Photo 2/1996
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-EGY2-1127
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- columns, Hatshepsut, temples
- Citation
- “Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11729.