The Great Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut (~1470 BC), (Figure 3-21 [pg. 70] in "Art Through the Ages") depicts the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, seated on his knees with a vase in each hand. Carved from red granite and 8' 6'' tall, the statue begins at the base with a large block with a rounded facade. Hatshepsut rests on her knees at the top of the block, her posture is perfect with her back completely vertical. She is facing straight ahead, the typical headdress and beard of the pharaoh are highlighted. His arms are lowered, bringing his wrists to rest on the highest part of his thighs. In each hand he holds an offering vessel. The entire piece is carved from a single block of stone in a subtractive manner, meaning the stone is chipped. It is in the style of many sculptures of Egyptian New Kingdom pharaohs, with simple idealized beauty instead of accurate representation. The entry on the Metropolitan Museum's website for this piece gives an idea of ​​its purpose with a translation of the inscription: "Second the inscription on the base, "Maatkare" (Hatshepsut) is represented here as "he who gives Maat to Amun". to another deity was to reaffirm that this was the guiding principle of his rule. Two round vessels held in each hand. Furthermore, the ceremonial headdress and beard also quickly attract attention were during the peak period of the statues' creation, there would likely be more detail on the headdress and face, as well as the skirt. On the side of the headdress and along the length of the leg there are lines running the length of the subject. They appear more pronounced on the legs (skirt). Even if not incredibly realistic, there are aspects and elements that maintain a certain verisimilitude. For example, the toes are bent similar to how someone's toes would actually bend if they were kneeling. It uses normal perspective, unlike contemporary figurative paintings, and the proportions appear to be based on something natural, although not entirely perfect. The feet, particularly the bent toes, are larger than they would naturally be (perhaps the artists increased the size of the toes to exaggerate the effect of their bending when Hatshepsut is kneeling)).