The Face of Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was a powerful female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt who used effective propaganda to ensure a long and prosperous rule. She ruled 18th dynasty Egypt from c. 1479 - 1458 BCE.
So what did Hatshepsut really look like?
Reviving the faces of ancient Egypt is difficult - Egyptian art served a very different purpose than it does today. In fact, Egyptian art was not meant to truly represent the figure at all, but rather the power and idea behind the ruler.
These ancient Egyptian portraits also depict their subjects in the prime of their life - thin, and youthful, even working from a grid system that would result in each subject looking mostly the same.
Knowing all this, is it possible to get close to what Hatshepsut really looked like? We do have a few clues.
In terms of actual facial features, we have dozens of statues of Hatshepsut, all looking really consistent. I actually superimposed her mummy with the statue images, and the proportions surprisingly matched up. But the statues are missing some depth, and distinctive features - so I’ve added some from her relatives - the mummies of her Half brother/husband, and father show prominent cheekbones and deep set eyes, with the same wide mouth as Hatshepsut (you can find mummy images of Hatshepsut, Thutmose I and Thutmose III online).
I’m going to depict Hatshepsut in her prime, just as the ancient Egyptians did in these images. And while we may not be able to get to her true face, we do know what she would have worn. Egyptian women often wore plain sheath dresses made of undyed linen. Of course, the wealthy would have more ornamentation, wearing large collar necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.
Kohl was used to elaborately line the eyes and eyebrows, and red ochre was used as blush and lipstick.
My favorite thing about creating Hatshepsut was her amazing wig. Egyptians would wear elaborate wigs, made from real human hair.These were arranged into elaborate twists or braids, and ornamented with gold. During Hatshepsut’s reign, a thick, shoulder length wig that was stiffened with beeswax was very popular.
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[@bc927]

I remember reading about this beautiful queen when I was quite young... And never forgot about her and now at 77 yrs Im so glad to see her looking so life like and even more beautiful than those black and white photos of her chipped and marred images. Thank you!

[@nefersphinx3682]

Amazing as always!

[@laarnideloria9364]

She was beautiful❤ though it appeared here she had that innocent beauty but she had that very strong personality of a woman leader.

[@Boudicca165]

What a truly lovely woman she must have been.

[@user-jp5xl1ui7x]

Она Хатшепсут наверное красавицей и была в Древнем Египте.

[@sisterssquad909]

true Egyptian beauty

[@user-jp5xl1ui7x]

Красивая древнеегипетская царица Хатшепсут.❤🥰

[@ritamathews4492]

Amazing 🎉

[@laarnideloria9364]

She was beautiful ❤

[@puneetparashar2935]

Wow 🤯

[@maryettamoody5079]

She was fasanatinhg

[@anissaanissa-ft3ev]

❤❤

[@neazenzen372]

Queen cx

[@AyaMostafa-j2q]

Oomg that’s me

[@driversseat1707]

Sorry! But she resembles a modern Arab who weren't around back then

[@dr.banoub9233]

Butthurt Hotep tears:💧😢💧🥲💧😭
Ancient Egyptians invented sunscreens and skin bleach 2500BC bec they hated getting dark from tanning.
2500BC
_“The first record of sun protection began with the Egyptians, who used ingredients such as rice bran, jasmine, and lupine.Though they did not understand the harmful effects the sun has on the skin, they did understand the concept of tanning. In a culture where lighter skin was more desirable, the purpose of their sunscreen was solely cosmetic. It has only recently been discovered that rice bran absorbs UV light, jasmine helps repair DNA, and lupine lightens skin. Other cultures have tried their luck at sun protection with varying success.”_
*Journal of the American Medical Association* , December Dermatology 2015 *_The History of Sunscreen - JAMA Network_*

[@mikligardur9104]

She resemble Coptic Egyptian woman and they have been around since creation of Egypt.

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

The Arabs are descents of a mix of Ancient Egyptian and Hebrew, wut's ur point?

[@driversseat1707]

@@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen if they are descendants of Black Egyotians then they are not the originals

[@mikligardur9104]

@@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen The depiction in this video is accurate.

[@rmanchego6987]

She looks like Julia Roberts!

[@Garbeaux.]

Nah. That was very stylized.

[@JescaML]

Egyptian weren’t black more tan

[@SajaSamman]

I'm hatchepsut. And let me tell you I'm prettier than this. Lol thx God.

[@iknatenhotepamma5189]

This is hilarious

[@dr.banoub9233]

Butt hurt Hotep tears:💧😢💧🥲💧😭
Ancient Egyptians invented sunscreens and skin bleach 2500BC bec they hated getting dark from tanning.
2500BC
_“The first record of sun protection began with the Egyptians, who used ingredients such as rice bran, jasmine, and lupine.Though they did not understand the harmful effects the sun has on the skin, they did understand the concept of tanning. In a culture where lighter skin was more desirable, the purpose of their sunscreen was solely cosmetic. It has only recently been discovered that rice bran absorbs UV light, jasmine helps repair DNA, and lupine lightens skin. Other cultures have tried their luck at sun protection with varying success.”_
*Journal of the American Medical Association* , December Dermatology 2015 *_The History of Sunscreen - JAMA Network_*

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

I think I missed the punch line

[@ch-qb7zr]

Look like Micheal jackson before hes surgery

[@stribormarincic9129]

smash

[@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen]

she has a husband, bro

[@stribormarincic9129]

@@Pharaoh_Tutankhamen also smash

[@pjkhunold]

Too much Disney princess...😂