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Solemn and austere, the Egyptian female pharaoh Hatshepsut (1479–1458 B.C.) is depicted in this life-size limestone statue from her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri, at Thebes. The photo shows the head of the statue as it was found in 1928, before reconstruction. “When a Woman Ruled Egypt” asks, Who was this enigmatic woman?