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Source Description
Khonsu could be represented either as a youth or a falcon-headed male with a moon-disk and crescent on his head, as here. He is mentioned as a moon god in the pyramid texts as early as the 3rd millennium BCE. As the son of Amun and Mut he was worshipped in Karnak where he had his own temple from the Middle Kingdom onwards.
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Document identity
localId
1730
label
Statue of a Standing Khonsu
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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1730
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Statue of a Standing Khonsu
description
Khonsu could be represented either as a youth or a falcon-headed male with a moon-disk and crescent on his head, as here. He is mentioned as a moon god in the pyramid texts as early as the 3rd millennium BCE. As the son of Amun and Mut he was worshipped in Karnak where he had his own temple from the Middle Kingdom onwards.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 664-525 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
5.7
depth
8.2
dimensionsRaw
11 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (28.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
style
Saitic
dynasty
25th Dynasty
med
bronze with gold and glass inlay
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6182
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EGY
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none
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