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>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small standing Egyptian figure stands in a forward-leaning pose with one arm bent, wearing a headpiece and shendyt/striped garment, shown in bronze-like metal with dark patina.
The image shows a full-length standing statue of an anthropomorphic deity-like figure. The figure has a large circular disk-like element on top of the head, with an upright, elongated headpiece silhouette beneath/around it. The face is small and simplified, with a prominent eye marking. The torso is narrow with stylized musculature and the figure wears a short, wrapped garment with incised/striped vertical bands across the front of the thighs and a waistband/sash. One arm is extended forward with a clenched hand; the other arm hangs nearer the body. The legs are separated in a grounded stance, with both feet flat. The surface appears metal with a dark/green-brown patina; no clear traces of gold or glass inlay can be distinctly confirmed from this image resolution/lighting, though the catalogue states bronze with gold and glass inlay. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible on the shown surfaces.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.395 tier-2
- Walters-id 1730 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
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