Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Statue of a Standing Khonsu
Description
<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.395' rel='external'>Statue of a Standing Khonsu</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Connections
Deities
Amun
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.395 tier-2
- Walters-id 1730 tier-2
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