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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of a Standing Khonsu - Walters 54395 - Back.jpg 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 BC As the son of Amun and Mut he was worshipped in Karnak where he had his own temple from the Middle Kingdom onwards ca 664 525 BC Late Period bronze with gold and glass inlay cm 28 5 5 7 8 2 accession number 54 395 1730 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 place of origin Memphis Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian late period Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Rear views of statues | ||||
