Limestone, Painted
circa 1470 BCE
Egypt
The British Museum
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Egypt
Theme
Empire: Projecting Power
Subtheme
Do Empires Need Wars?
Case Title
Preparing for war
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el–Bahri, Egypt
Measurements
25 x 21 x 7 cm
Accession Number
EA1828
Description
Soldiers don’t just fight. They form ceremonial guards of honour, like this axe carrier– one of a troop of Egyptian soldiers who ran beside the procession of royal boats on the Nile during religious festivals. This fragment is from the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the few female pharaohs.
